Tag: health
Drug shortages keep on growing. Older, injectable medicines are among the most vulnerable
Erin Fox has tracked drug shortages for more than 20 years, and she sees no easy solutions for what has become a record...
Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels, like those on cigarettes
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette...
Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't
The mailings promised “Life Without Pain!” via stem cell injections or IVs administered in a patient’s own home. The allure was obvious: more...
Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk
PIXLEY, Calif. -- The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's...
Chiefs' BJ Thompson Attends Super Bowl Ring Ceremony After Health Scare
BJ Thompson made a surprise appearance at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl ring ceremony one week after his health scare.
Thompson, 25, attended...
Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota agency's inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids, and its failure to...