Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible? LIVE SCIENCE – An HIV diagnosis hasn't been a death sentence for years, thanks to powerful medications. Despite incredible progress, however, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) remains a global public health threat, with 1.3 million new infections and around half that many deaths in 2022 alone. While new HIV infections have dropped steadily since their peak in 1995, as people live...

As dengue expands beyond the global ‘dengue belt,’ scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease

The World Health Organization has recently predicted that dengue will become a major threat in the southern United States as Aedes aegypti mosquitoes continue to expand their range and take dengue virus along with them.

Pollution from cigarette butts cost world US $186 billion in 10 years

The new study estimates $25.7 billion lost annually in waste management and damage to marine ecosystems due to disposal of cigarette filters.

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Associated Press – Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and...

Italy Plays it Safe: Rejects Lab-Grown Meat ‘in Defense of Health’ with Historic Ban

WESTERN JOURNAL – One of the European nations best known for its cuisine has rejected a “novel” addition to its tables: so-called “cultivated” or “lab-grown” foods, including meat. “Italy is the world’s first country safe from the social and economic risks of synthetic food,” Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida told the BBC last week. He said in a Facebook post on November 16, as translated by the New York Post: “In defense of health, of the Italian...

Getting Vaccinated May Be Your Best Protection from Long COVID

A new study offers encouraging evidence that people who get vaccinated before their first COVID-19 case are at significantly lower risk of developing long-term symptoms like brain fog and fatigue, with each additional dose received prior to infection offering extra protection.

Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits

KFF Health News – Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently, promising a cheerful alternative to the institutional feel of a nursing home. But their cost is so crushingly high that most Americans can’t afford them. These highly profitable facilities often charge $5,000 a month or more and then layer on fees at every step. Residents’ bills and price lists from a...

A pretty simple solution for the fentanyl crisis …

San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents have seized more than 1,285 pounds of fentanyl during fiscal year 2023.

Most Americans Are Oblivious to ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Their Risks, Survey Finds

ECOWATCH – “Nonstick,” “waterproof” and “stain-resistant” are all commonplace terms that are self-explanatory. But the “forever chemicals” behind the coatings that give products the ability to resist grease, water and oil are not so well-known, it turns out. A new study conducted by AgriLife scientists at Texas A&M University is the first generalized survey in the United States to test public awareness and knowledge of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) forever chemicals. The researchers found that most...

“An explosion of public drug use”

Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis ...

Fruit Loops promotes free access to a digital library for kids that teaches “equality, diversity and inclusion”

reddit.com/r/Conservative – Fruit Loops promotes free access to a digital library on their cereal boxes for kids. The library offers a range of books to teach kids themes of “equity, diversity, and inclusion.” Fruit Loops faces boycott calls; "getting the Bud Light treatment" NEWSWEEK – Kellogg's cereal brand Froot Loops is facing boycott calls for offering consumers a digital library of children's books that promote equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I). Boxes of the cereal in Canada include a...

Alabama rejects CDC teen sex survey

Alabama Political Reporter (APR) – For the first time in at least 20 years, Alabama teens will not participate in the biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) from the Centers for Disease Control, although it’s unclear why or who made the decision. The YRBS tracks a number of important trends among high schoolers, including mental health issues and sexual activity. Mental health experts consider the survey an important tool in a time when teen suicides and...

Migrants Return Home After City Runs Out of Free Stuff

Migrants in Chicago are acknowledging that the city may be running out of resources.

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