U.S. Surgeon General on mandating warning labels on social media
In an exclusive interview with Today’s Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media is associated with significant mental health harms for…
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New York Attorney General and Mayor on protecting youth from vaping
New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Eric Adams Announced Wednesday that they have secured an historic multi-state…
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New study gives Alzheimer’s patients and families hope
A randomized controlled clinical trial used lifestyle interventions based around eating well, moving more, stressing less, and loving…
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FDA panel recommends Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug
The medication, called Donanemab, would be the second Alzheimer’s drug cleared in the U.S. along with Leqembi from Biogen and its Japanese partner…
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New film “Ezra” stars an actor who has autism
Director Tony Goldwyn cast 15-year-old William Fitzgerald after a nationwide search, determined to find a neurodivergent actor to bring this story to…
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FDA rescinds marketing ban on Juul vaping
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced marketing denial orders for the company’s products are…
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Delaware senator on border security, reproductive rights, and more
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about how different former President Donald Trump’s and President…
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Study shows drinking alcohol on flights poses health risk
German researchers found drinking alcohol while on a flight could decrease blood oxygen levels to worrisome levels during…
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AHA predicts Americans will have cardiovascular disease by 2050
The group released research on Tuesday, finding 45 million adults will have some form of cardiovascular disease or a stroke by 2050. That’s up from…
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Sheila Jackson Lee announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Jackson Lee released a statement on social media saying that she is confident that her doctors “have developed the best plan to target her specific…
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly to visit Planned Parenthood clinic
In a press release, Kelly will meet with staff and providers as well as hear about the challenges they’re facing and the programs offered at the…
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Melinda Gates to donate $1 billion in women’s rights
In a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday, French Gates said her donation will also go to protecting reproductive rights in the post-Dobbs…
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Study shows having tattoos could increase a person’s risk of developing lymphoma
Nearly 3,000 of those individuals had lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, between the ages of 20 and…
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CDC reports a rise in children diagnosed with ADHD
Researchers examined data from more than 45,000 parent responses to the 2022 National Survey of Children’s Health…
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Louisiana state representatives passes abortion pill bill
The controversial move is due to an amendment that added to a bill originally meant to create the crime of coerced abortion by…
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CBS News releases poll regarding abortion, inflation and immigration in Arizona and Florida
Abortion access find wide support, but inflation and immigration concerns boost Trump in Arizona and…
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Study shows link between talc powder and ovarian cancer
The findings were based on data from a sister study which enrolled more than 50,000 women in the U.S. from 2003 to…
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Arizona doctors speak on 1864 abortion ban repeal
Following the vote to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, Arizona doctors held a virtual gathering to talk about how the ban will harm patients…
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It’s National School Nurse Day and National Student Nurse Day
The days are part of National Nurses Week, which ends Sunday, May 12. That’s Florence Nightingale’s birthday. She created the first nursing school in…
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Arizona schools to supply Narcan to combat the Fentanyl crisis
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has announced an initiative to supply Narcan, an anti-overdose drug, to schools across…
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