Flanked by Fat Joe, Harris urges DEA to 'get to it' on its marijuana review
Vice President Harris framed marijuana reform as a racial justice issue. It's also something that polls well with young voters.
Health & Safety
What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after her mastectomy?
The questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute's website estimates lifetime risk and five-year risk based on factors known to increase the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer.
Her insurer stopped approving her medicine that worked. Will a new state law help?
When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.
2 friends in Alaska discuss losing so many people to suicide
Qaiyaan Harcharek and Don Rearden grew up in small towns, and both have experienced much tragedy. (If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.)
After 4 years, NIH is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines
The COVID guidelines were used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic. Scientists say the development of new COVID treatments has slowed to a drip.
A simple blood test can detect colorectal cancer early, study finds
At a time when colorectal cancer is rising, researchers say a blood test can detect 83% of people with the disease. If the FDA approves it the test would be another screening tool for early detection.
North Carolina labor chief rejects infectious disease rule petitions for workplaces
North Carolina's labor commissioner has declined to adopt rules sought by worker and civil rights groups that would have set safety and masking directives in workplaces for future infectious disease outbreaks like with COVID-19. Commissioner Josh Dobson announced his decision Wednesday.
Where the U.S. stands with long COVID after the pandemic
Four years since the pandemic hit, patients with long COVID are still fighting for answers.
Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for some of the poorest, sickest Americans, who are known as "duals" because they qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Delta-8, an unregulated form of THC, is popular among high school students
Derived from hemp, it has similar effects to delta-9 THC, the main intoxicant in marijuana. It's fueling a rise in calls to poison control.