(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was recently revealed that “pride” flags were banned at all U.S. embassies, the decision that was part of the $1.2 trillion spending package that was signed by Joe Biden on March 23, 2024.
“The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open, invests in the American people, and strengthens our economy and national security. This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said...
NPR – "It's just a matter of time, if nothing is done, that the transmission crosses the border in the African region and, again, globally," says Dr. Jean Nachega, an epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh.
Nachega is one of a number of public health experts expressing alarm over a major outbreak of mpox – formerly called monkeypox – in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
They say the current situation represents a triple threat.
First, the DRC...
Also in the news, a vast archive of ancient brains is in the spotlight for how it may help our modern understanding of mental illness. Scientists also uncover why women are more easily addicted to cigarettes than men.
Newsweek: Reused Deep-Frying Oil May Cause Neurodegeneration
"Deep-frying at high temperatures has been linked with several metabolic disorders, but there have been no long-term investigations on the influence of deep-fried oil consumption and its detrimental effects on health,"...
ABC NEWS – Chick-fil-A is updating its commitment to customers about the quality and standards of its staple ingredient -- chicken.
The fast food chain announced on its website that while "serving quality food has always been our priority," effective this spring, the restaurant will "shift from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM)."
The key distinction between NAE and NAIHM, as outlined by Chick-fil-A, is:
the first "means no antibiotics...
KFF HEALTH NEWS Morning Briefing, FRIDAY, MAR 22 2024
Record 108,000 Americans Died From Overdoses In 2022: CDC
Meanwhile, Bloomberg notes 270,000 overdose deaths from fentanyl are playing a part in the presidential race. Separately, scientists say using GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy to treat addiction is showing "exciting" progress.
AP: Drug Overdoses Reach Another Record In 2022, CDC Says
Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday. Over the last...
Measles is among the most contagious viruses known and can linger in airspace for up to two hours. Up to 90 percent of unvaccinated people exposed will contract it.
KFF Morning Briefing – The question was posed by a federal appeals court to West Virginia's highest court on Monday, in a case targeting three major U.S. drug distributors. Separately, the methadone clinic system for treating addiction is in the spotlight.
AP: Appeals Panel Asks West Virginia Court Whether Opioids Distribution Can Cause A Public NuisanceA federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it...
Adapted from reporting by Jacob Bruns, Headline USA
HEADLINE HEALTH – Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and other commonsense figures slammed Huntsville, Alabama’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp for hiring a so-called "transgender" employee to oversee children at the overnight camp, 1819 News reported.
The camp hired a man who likes to be called Molly Bowman to chaperone the event, acting as a hall monitor for the girls’ dormitories.
Mr. Bowman’s role at the camp came...
Former intelligence officials say migrants will sneak into the country by moving to places like Brazil before coming to the United States and claiming that as their country of origin.