Nearly half of meatpacking workers are immigrants, a group disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Many meatpackers in Nebraska feel they’ve been scapegoated as carriers because of their cultures.
GOOD Meat, which grows chicken and other meat from animal cells in a production facility, is the second company to cross this hurdle. The move…
The veterinary tranquilizer has been linked to a growing number of overdose deaths across the country, especially in the Northeast. It’s often combined with fentanyl,…
A Gallup poll shows Americans are delaying medical care because of rising inflation and housing costs. In Florida, the difficult tradeoffs become clear at a…
Maryland voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but the marketplace won’t open until July. The state’s first cannabis lounge, however, operates in a legal…
With a pandemic-era rule expiring this month, people on Medicaid will have to re-qualify to keep their coverage. Language barriers, housing instability and computer literacy…
Cases of the fungus in which it did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to…
A federal rule that prevents states from dropping people from Medicaid rolls during the pandemic expires at the end of March.
Colon cancer is rising in younger adults. If you are in your 20s, 30s or 40s, you need to know the signs to watch for…
Cases of colorectal cancer are on the rise among younger people. Doctors believe diet may play a role.
If you are in you’re in your 20s, 30s and 40s, you need to know the signs to watch for and when to seek screening…
