RIALTO, Calif. — Ana Gonzalez grew up watching the Inland Empire transform from citrus groves and grapevines into warehouses and retail distribution centers. The booming region east of Los Angeles now comprises 4.65 million people — and 1 billion square feet of warehouse space. In 2015, one of those warehouses was built right in front of her old house, blocking […]

Sixteen-year-old Adismarys Abreu had been discussing a long-lasting birth control implant with her mother for about a year as a potential solution to increasing menstrual pain. Then Roe v. Wade was overturned, and Abreu joined the throng of teens rushing to their doctors as states began to ban or severely limit abortion. “I’m definitely not ready to be pregnant,” said […]

Only a THIRD of adults have seen an NHS dentist since Covid began as experts warn crippled service is on its last legs’ and ‘lightyears away from where it needs to be’ Only 16million English have seen a NHS dentists since June 2020, a drop of 5million compared to pre-Covid In some parts of the country, like London, less than third […]

More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the United States, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. “The U.S. cancer death rate is steadily declining, and more people than ever before are living longer and fuller lives after a cancer diagnosis,” the report says. Researchers also noted that just in the past year […]

Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, is lexapro ok to take while breastfeeding variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19 isn’t the first pandemic where false and harmful information has set back public health. Misinformation altered how people trusted their […]

A drug normally used to prevent tissue rejection following organ transplants could be repurposed to help treat human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in children. A team of Griffith University researchers, led by Dr. Larissa Dirr, Dr. Benjamin Bailly and Professor Mark von Itzstein AO from the Institute for Glycomics, methotrexate intoxication symptoms have been testing an approved commercially available library of […]

Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info One in 10 people over the age of 40 are […]

Researchers have developed a new method to identify people who are at greater genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease before any symptoms appear—which could help speed creation of novel treatments. Manish Paranjpe of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Genetics on September 1. People […]

A rule of thumb in the mountains is to turn around in time when the situation warrants. You might want to apply this wisdom to dieting as well. Especially if you swear by an extremely low-carb eating approach known as the ketogenic diet. You’ll find an abundance of varying advice on how to lose weight if you ask Google. And […]

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II late last week, numerous parts of the UK are commemorating the date of her state funeral with a bank holiday — but the shake-up is causing alarm for thousands of patients who had their “non-urgent” medical appointments postponed.  Doctors at one London hospital were reportedly told to “please go ahead and start rescheduling […]