From 2006 through 2014, more than 81 million painkiller pills were shipped to this city and surrounding rural Cabell County. The arrival of prescription opioids onto seemingly every block of Huntington, a city of about 46,000 people, augured the first wave of an overdose crisis. Heroin followed,…
Read More West Virginia City Once Battered By Opioid Overdoses Confronts ‘Fourth Wave’Category: Health
CDC Issues Warning On Melatonin After Alarming 420% Increase In ER Visits By Children
Melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles, has gained popularity as a sleep aid for adults. However, recent reports highlight a concerning trend – a significant increase in unsupervised melatonin ingestion among children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that nearly 11,000…
Read More CDC Issues Warning On Melatonin After Alarming 420% Increase In ER Visits By ChildrenHow A Friend’s Death Turned Colorado Teens Into Anti-Overdose Activists
Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American heritage. He loved holding his niece and smelling her baby smell. On his 15th birthday, the Durango, Colorado, teen spent a cold December afternoon chopping…
Read More How A Friend’s Death Turned Colorado Teens Into Anti-Overdose ActivistsObtaining An Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card
If you want to obtain an Oklahoma medical marijuana certificate, then there are a few steps you need to take. If you want to find out more, simply look below. Physician Certification Before you get your medical cannabis card, you need first to visit your…
Read More Obtaining An Oklahoma Medical Marijuana CardCity Of Tampa’s Parks & Recreation Department Hosts 42nd Annual Senior Day In The Park
TAMPA, Fla. – Senior Day in the Park is set for Friday, March 1, when more than 400 local seniors and 40 vendors will gather in MacFarlane Park for an event that promotes healthy living. The event is free and open to the public. The David…
Read More City Of Tampa’s Parks & Recreation Department Hosts 42nd Annual Senior Day In The ParkFlorida Senate Backs Behavioral-Health Teaching Hospitals
The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a plan that would designate at least four behavioral-health teaching hospitals as lawmakers look to improve care for people with mental health and substance abuse issues. “This is the next step in really modernizing the whole system of…
Read More Florida Senate Backs Behavioral-Health Teaching HospitalsMajor Health Plan Heading To Florida Gov. DeSantis
The Florida House on Thursday gave final approval to a wide-ranging health care plan that supporters say will help prepare for future population growth and fuel innovation. With little discussion, the House voted 117-1 to pass two bills (SB 7016 and SB 7018) that have…
Read More Major Health Plan Heading To Florida Gov. DeSantisFlorida Medicaid Enrollment Below 4.8 Million
Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dipped slightly below 4.8 million in January, continuing months of decreases that began after the end of a federal public health emergency last spring. Data posted on the state Agency for Health Care Administration website showed 4,799,446 people enrolled in…
Read More Florida Medicaid Enrollment Below 4.8 MillionMajor Health Plan Advances In Florida House
A House panel Tuesday unanimously approved a wide-ranging plan aimed at increasing the number of physicians in the state and expanding access to health care, a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples. The House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee revised its version of the bill…
Read More Major Health Plan Advances In Florida HouseFlorida Grand Jury Finds Lockdowns, Masking And Distancing Caused More Harm Than Good
Recommendations to lock down, mask up, and social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic were not made on the best available scientific evidence and thus had nowhere near the effectiveness that their advocates either proclaimed or hoped for. Sufficient data indicate that such measures contributed little…
Read More Florida Grand Jury Finds Lockdowns, Masking And Distancing Caused More Harm Than Good