Newsweek – What if I told you there's a preventative health measure that has saved more lives than almost any other medical intervention in history? That it's rigorously tested and remarkably cost-effective? That sounds like it would be universally celebrated, right? A few weeks ago, I found myself surrounded by 17 people who were deeply skeptical of this particular intervention—many of them passionately shared emotional stories as well as debunked or fringe rhetoric. As you've probably guessed,...

A killer hid in plain sight for 23 years. This is how police found him.

To friends he was warm, gregarious, seemingly committed to personal growth and self-improvement — and living in Washington’s trendy U Street Corridor.

This ant invading SC can kill you and it’s spreading. Here’s what to know

The Asian needle ant is documented from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and unpublished records also occur from Tennessee and Alabama.

Doctors warn these seemingly small health symptoms should not be ignored

Simple things such as needing to go to the bathroom frequently at night, or pain that causes you to wake up, may be a sign of something more serious that should be checked out by a medical professional,

Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos

AP – Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo. The fishermen had reported damage to the boat’s alternator two days after setting sail from Pucusana Bay, to the south...

Doctors Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines, Even Though It’s Illegal

KFF HEALTH NEWS – When the news broke on Jan. 31 that a New York physician had been indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar work. “It’s scary. It’s frustrating,” said Angel Foster, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, a clinic near Boston that mails mifepristone and misoprostol pills to patients in states with abortion...

Trump Slashes Food Bank Funding

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents of a small community that straddles Idaho and Nevada growing their own food to get by. For those living in Duck Valley, a reservation of about 1,000 people that is home to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, there’s just one grocery store where prices are too high for many to afford, said Brandy Bull Chief, local director...

Parents outraged by homey prison life for driver who killed their son: ‘How is this justice?’

Oliver Stratton was killed in his Colorado neighborhood by a texting driver

Subway keeps shrinking

CNN – Subway’s footprint in the United States has shrunk again, falling below 20,000 for the first time in two decades. The sandwich chain closed 631 restaurants in 2024, leaving it with 19,502 locations in the US, according to franchise disclosure documents. That marks the eighth-consecutive year in which Subway has shuttered locations in its home country. However, it still remains the largest restaurant chain in America. Subway’s footprint has gradually declined since reaching its peak of...

Two cities stopped adding fluoride to water. Dentists reveal what happened

Calgary, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska, show how ending fluoridation can affect health

5 ‘Weird’ Southern Foods Our Readers Love

Pop-Pop loved Vienna Sausages, but then again he stormed the beach at Normandy on D-Day, so he was obviously made of sterner stuff than me.

Why our waistlines expand in middle age—aging stem cells shift into overdrive

City of Hope National Medical Center – It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing diabetes, heart problems and other chronic diseases. Exactly how age transforms a six pack into a softer stomach, however, is murky. Now preclinical research by City of Hope has uncovered the cellular culprit behind age-related abdominal fat, providing new...

Gym Employee Dies, Another in Critical Condition After Suspected Nitrogen Leak During Cryotherapy Session: Reports

A woman died due to a suspected nitrogen leak caused by a fatal cryotherapy session in Paris on Monday, April 14

Vatican asks visitors not to take selfies with late pope

Pope Francis is lying in state for three days at St. Peter's Basilica.

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