Health


Feb 2, 2024

Lawsuit says Tennessee hospital shouldn't have discharged woman who died, police should have helped

A federal lawsuit says a woman who died last February shouldn’t have been discharged from a Tennessee hospital, forced to leave despite her pleas for more help and unassisted by security guards and police during a medical emergency


Feb 2, 2024

Georgia sues Biden administration to extend Medicaid program with work requirement

Georgia is suing the Biden administration to try to keep the state’s new health plan for low-income residents running until 2028


Maine commission to hear from family members of mass shooting victims
Feb 1, 2024

Maine commission to hear from family members of mass shooting victims

An independent commission that is investigating events leading up to the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is ready to hear the heart-wrenching stories from some of the family members of victims


Tearful relatives of Maine mass shooting victims plead for change to prevent future tragedies
Feb 1, 2024

Tearful relatives of Maine mass shooting victims plead for change to prevent future tragedies

Relatives of the victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history are imploring an independent commission to prevent such a thing from ever happening again



EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic
Jan 31, 2024

EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic

The e-commerce giant eBay will pay a $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over thousands of pill press machines sold on the the platform


Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments
Jan 31, 2024

Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments

Online conspiracy theories have created a new age of fringe medical treatments and supposed miracle cures


The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
Jan 30, 2024

The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat

Infectious syphilis cases in the U.S. rose by 9% in 2022


Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
Jan 30, 2024

Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant

According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend