Health dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns
Even after a hurricane’s immediate flooding threat goes away, residents could face a host of potential health problems from the water — and what it leaves behind. …
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
A federal judge has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to …
Helene is coming. Do these 14 things now to prepare
If you haven’t prepared already, the time is here. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tallahassee …
Free Covid-19 tests are available again. Here’s how to get them
People in the United States can now order more free Covid-19 tests from the federal government as the country heads into respiratory virus season with …
Tufts lacrosse players discharged from hospital after rare muscle injury, university says
All nine members of the Tufts University men’s lacrosse team who were hospitalized this month with the rare muscle injury rhabdomyolysis have been discharged, and …
What are your questions about living to 100?
More and more people in the United States are living to 100, including former President Jimmy Carter, who reaches the milestone this week. Along the …
More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms
Four more health-care workers who tended to a person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu have revealed that they had respiratory symptoms after their exposures, according …
Lawmakers push for accountability after 10th death linked to Boar’s Head listeria outbreak
A death in New York has been linked with a listeria outbreak connected to recalled Boar’s Head deli meat, the US Centers for Disease Control …
What’s ‘chroming’? Experts explain the dangerous social media trend among youths
For the younger generation, “chroming” is the new huffing. The dangerous practice is a means of getting high via inhaling hydrocarbons by misusing a variety …
Suicide attempts increased among transgender teens when states passed anti-trans laws, study says
Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline …