Pot policy report calls for federal leadership to protect the public: shots
by A new scientific report shows that the gap between federal and state cannabis regulations is leading to emerging public health problems Jim Mone/AP hide caption …
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Philly health centers will receive $1.2 million for behavioral health
From Philly and the Pennsylvania suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would WHYY News like to cover? Let us know! A federal agency has …
Corewell Health nurses petition to organize 9,600 in hospitals
How private equity invests in healthcare: a video primer Investors are pouring money into everything from maternity wards to nursing homes – from the cradle …
Bird flu leaves one worker hospitalized, raising concerns across Missouri
Bird flu is ‘low risk’ to the public, experts say. Here’s how to avoid it. Despite a number of farm workers in the US contracting …
Four health care workers in Missouri develop symptoms after exposure to bird flu
That worker, who received a PCR test for the virus, had contact with the patient considered high risk and later developed mild symptoms. Another employee …
First new type of treatment for schizophrenia in decades: shots
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Cobenfy, a twice-daily drug that is a new type of treatment for schizophrenia in adults. Steve Belkowitz/Bristol Myers …
Minnesotan dies after exposure to rabies from bats, health officials say
Health Watch: Free COVID Testing, Big 10 Blood Drive Health Watch: Free COVID Testing, Big 10 Blood Drive 01:10 MINNEAPOLIS— State health officials say a …
Direct Relief is making $74 million in medicines and supplies available to healthcare organizations affected by Hurricane Helene
By Brea Burkholz Hurricane Helene has made landfall, bringing heavy rains, dangerous winds and widespread flooding, leaving millions of people without power in several states. …
Demi Lovato participates in Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day
Millennial and Gen Z-driven mental health nonprofit Project Healthy Minds has announced the participants for the third annual World Mental Health Day Festival and the …