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Are Plastic Cutting Boards Safe?

About 50% of the released microplastics stay on the cutting board after chopping and go down the drain when the board is washed. The other 50%, we consume.

Trump Cancels More Fake Gender Nonsense

US Cancer Registries, Constrained by Trump Policies, To Recognize Only ‘Male’ or ‘Female’ Patients

Fast food is no longer affordable for many Americans

The average price of a menu item at McDonald’s increased by approximately 40% between 2019 and 2024, according to a company fact sheet.

Black Democrat congresswoman indicted on charges of stealing FEMA funds

The Florida Democrat is accused of using $5 million in federal disaster relief funds to finance her 2022 congressional campaign.

Video Reveals How Far Wolves Will Go to Steal a Meal

The researchers describe the video as the first documented instance of a wolf using a tool.

Understanding and preventing antimicrobial resistance

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Nov. 18–24, serves as a global call to action to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — a growing public health concern that occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites stop responding to the drugs designed to be effective against them. This resistance makes infections harder to treat and increases the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. Adi Shah, M.B.B.S., an infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, says AMR frequently happens...

Man’s Best Friend: How Dogs Have Helped Veterans With PTSD, Disabilities For 50 Years

Military.com – As the old saying goes, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But as one organization has shown over the course of five decades, a dog can become a veteran’s new best friend. This past Fourth of July the national nonprofit Canine Companions celebrated 50 years of providing expertly trained service dogs to veterans, free of charge. The organization has placed more than 8,300 service dogs since its inception in 1975, improving the...

Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s

It's hard to face the thought that a loved one could have this disease, but it's better to see a doctor sooner rather than later.

Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the species

Mayo Clinic remembers Vice President Richard B. Cheney, former trustee

Richard B. "Dick" Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, served as a Mayo Clinic trustee from 1998 to 2001.

Sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to ask Trump administration to commute prison sentence?

House Democrats say Ghislaine Maxwell will ask Trump to commute her sentence.

U.S. Military Kills 6 in Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats, Hegseth Says

The latest strikes raised the death toll in the campaign to 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.

Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer’s prevention

CBS News – "I just know that my brain's not right," said Carrie Richardson, 44. "And so, I hate it. I just want it to be normal." At 41, Carrie developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The condition is caused by rare genetic mutations that essentially guarantee a person will develop the disease. Her mother, Mary Salter, of Montgomery, Alabama, knows the toll of the disease all too well. "I've lost seven family members from the ages of...

Food for Thought: These Weird Food Laws Actually Still Exist in America

A long-standing law forbids the use of tomatoes in clam chowder in Massachusetts.

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