WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added to energy drinks, gummies and supplements sold at gas stations and convenience stores, recommending a nationwide ban. The chemical, known as 7- hydroxymitragynine, is a component of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia that has gained [...]
A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology. Continuous glucose monitors, small patches that provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood, could be a tool for Americans to [...]
The Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education at Ohio State University has launched the first university-level psychedelic education program designed specifically for non-clinical audiences, university officials recently announced. Early enrollment for the online Certificate in Interdisciplinary Psychedelic Studies, which started June 15, has demonstrated strong demand from a diverse pool of learners, according to [...]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — UnitedHealth Group said last week it was under a Department of Justice investigation. The company said it has started complying with both criminal and civil requests from federal investigators and it was cooperating with them. “(UnitedHealth) has a long record of responsible conduct and effective compliance,” the company said in [...]
More than 50 years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed to ensure that Americans’ water is free from harmful bacteria, lead and other dangerous substances, millions of people living in mobile home parks can’t always count on those protections. A review by The Associated Press found that nearly 70 percent of mobile home [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The country’s fertility rate dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data shows. The United States was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is considering new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a federal government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some patients who showed signs of life, officials told Congress this week. While the organ removals were canceled, near misses that some lawmakers called horrifying should never [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the latest in a string of leadership changes at the agency. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr. George Tidmarsh, a cancer and pediatric specialist, will direct the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, [...]
Ice cream makers representing about 90 percent of the nation’s supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said. The move is the latest voluntary effort by food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over [...]
The United States has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico’s president last week was critical of the decision, suggesting that the U.S. is exaggerating the threat to its beef industry from the parasite, the New World screwworm fly. The [...]