KFF HEALTH NEWS – Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and got out.
Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada. KFF Health News and NPR granted him anonymity because of fears he might face reprisal from the Trump administration if he returns to the U.S. He...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I've read that it puts me at greater risk of stroke. Can you tell me more about this?
ANSWER: You may not have known you had atrial fibrillation (AFib) until your condition was discovered during a physical examination. For others, AFib can have life-altering symptoms that affect their ability to perform daily activities.
Atrial fibrillation is a common type of heart rhythm disorder where the heart doesn't beat efficiently. This makes the heart...
Many departments issue press releases and place officers on administrative leave immediately. But in rare instances, agencies withhold such information until compelled by public records laws or media inquiries. This appears to be one of those cases.
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – A review has looked into different types of food contaminants and the drivers behind food safety risks to help with their detection and control.
The study focused on current types of food contaminants, advances in detection technologies, emerging risks, and the latest developments in regulatory frameworks through a review of 116 articles published between 2019 and 2024.
Contaminants were put into three categories: biological, chemical, and physical. Six key drivers of current...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.
Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting...
Associated Press – A bloodhound picked up the scent shortly after the “ Devil in the Ozarks ” escaped from a lockup in northern Arkansas. The hound didn’t have to go far to begin the hunt — it lives at the prison as part of a specialized unit that uses man’s best friend to help track fugitives.
Although the scent of convicted killer Grant Hardin was lost because of heavy rain, experts say that even...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Bernard B. Kerik, the New York City police commissioner who was hailed as a hero for overseeing the department’s response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, only to fall from grace after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes, died on Thursday. He was 69.
Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I., announced Mr. Kerik’s death in a post on X. He said the...
CNN – To maintain physical fitness, aging adults need 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity weekly and two days per week of muscle-strengthening activities of moderate intensity that involve all of the major muscle groups.
Those minutes need to include a variety of exercises that build strength, enhance mobility, improve balance and increase cardiovascular health.
Incorporate these types of exercise into your routine:
1. Resistance training:
Resistance training is the key to combating muscle loss. It can include...
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined how omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D supplementation affected telomere shortening, a natural process that happens with age.
As the authors of this study explained, telomeres help protect the ends of chromosomes. Telomere shortening might increase the risk of death and certain diseases.
David Cutler, MD, a board certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica,...
Ostriches on a British Columbia farm have died of the avian flu. Canada ordered hundreds of others to be culled. But two top Trump administration officials have objected.
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Planned Parenthood Missouri Again Halts Abortions After Court Ruling
The state filed a petition to the Missouri Supreme Court claiming that Judge Jerri Zhang's earlier ruling, allowing abortions to resume, left abortion facilities “functionally unregulated” and women with “no guarantee of health and safety,” the Associated Press reports.
AP: Abortions Canceled Again In Missouri After Ruling From State Supreme Court
Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered...