“Get back to the country, back where it all began; get back to the country, back on the road again,” – Neil Young “The old graveled and rocky road ahead of me looked like it had taken a significant beating over the wintertime. It was gray and weathered, seemingly starved, shriveled ...
By SAGE SCOTT Associated Press In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control reported that an estimated 450,000 Americans suffered from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS. Numbers may be higher since AGS is not a reportable condition, which means health care providers don't have to notify public health ...
By SCOT STEWART “Spring won’t let me stay in the house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” – Gustav Mahler There have been some days in the Upper Peninsula to assure all Spring has come. Nothing like a 70o+ day to make it feel like spring. It is the ...
A visit to the emergency room is no fun for anybody. But older people face challenges that can make a tough situation worse. The lights, noise and endless activity can be confusing and even trigger delirium. Slick floors pose fall risks, as do hospital beds that can be hard to get in and out ...
By REBECCA BOONE and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration's massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill for mounting health crises. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Rhode Island on Monday, New York Attorney General Letitia James said. The attorneys general from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, ...
Animal sedative medetomidine is showing up in the US illegal drug supply, CDC says By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly showing up in the U.S. illegal drug supply, according to three reports released Thursday. Medetomidine, which is used to sedate pets and is somewhat similar to xylazine, was first detected in illegally manufactured opioids in North America in 2022. Investigators say the drug is being mixed in with other illicit drugs, mainly fentanyl, the synthetic opioid behind most overdose deaths. On Thursday, ...
