Virtual medicine: How has telehealth improved the lives of people with substance disorders?
From the driver's seat of his parked truck, Lewis recalled what it felt like to take opioids.
He was prescribed Vicodin after getting his wisdom teeth removed at age 15, he says, which jumpstarted an addiction he's ...Read more
In rural Calif., serenity threatened by planned battery facilities, costlier fire insurance
ACTON, Calif. -- On five acres in Acton, Christina Weyer and her husband care for rescued senior and special-needs equines. At the moment, six horses and 13 donkeys, along with a dog and a clutter of feral cats, share the ...Read more
Landfill study shows flawed detection methods, higher methane emissions in Illinois, other states
CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this powerful heat-trapping gas are likely much higher than what is being reported, ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Minute: Perimenopause and menopause
Menopause marks a significant transition for women, yet understanding its precursor, perimenopause, and its symptoms can be complex.
Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health and medical ...Read more
Colorado is about to wipe 100,000 criminal convictions from the public record
The way Jeffery Kytle tells it, he came to Colorado for vacation and left on probation.
Twenty-one years ago, the Iowa resident bolted out the back of a Keystone condo when police busted in the front.
He was in town for ...Read more
Why one New York health system stopped suing its patients
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jolynn Mungenast spends her days looking for ways to help people pay their hospital bills.
Working out of a warehouse-like building in a scruffy corner of this former industrial town, Mungenast gently...Read more
Ask the Pediatrician: Why do infants need baby formula instead of cow's milk?
Many parents ask why they can't feed their baby regular cow's milk instead of breast milk or formula.
There are two main reasons: Infants cannot digest cow's milk as completely or easily as they digest breast milk or ...Read more
Will North Korea be a bigger threat under Biden or Trump?
SEOUL, South Korea — Faced with other more pressing developments in Ukraine and Gaza, the Biden administration has largely kept the threat of North Korea's nuclear program on the back burner.
But tensions around the ...Read more
Iran president dead in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of the country.
Rescuers on Monday found the helicopter that had been carrying the president and other officials including ...Read more
Iran crash: President Raisi’s fate raises concerns in Tehran over potential loss of loyalist
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who remains missing after the helicopter he was in crashed on May 19, 2024, is a consummate loyalist whose death would be a blow to the country’s conservative leadership.
While...Read more
China hits Boeing Defense, two others with symbolic sanctions
China sanctioned three U.S. defense contractors in a mostly symbolic move that signals its unhappiness with U.S. arms sales to Taiwan the same day the island installs a new leader.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security, ...Read more
Mumbai heads to polls as India's opposition gets renewed boost
India’s financial capital Mumbai — home to billionaires, film stars and millions of slum dwellers — goes to the polls on Monday, with the opposition alliance making a renewed push to break Prime Minister Narendra ...Read more
In Chicago pro-Palestinian rally, coalition calls for mobilization ahead of DNC in August
Outside the 18th District Chicago police station, a group gathered Sunday afternoon waving Palestinian flags and wearing kaffiyehs in the first of many actions ahead of the Democratic National Convention being held in the ...Read more
Harvard suspends, sanctions 35 pro-Palestine protesters, students say disciplinary measures 'violated' agreement to end encampment
Harvard handed out notice of academic sanctions to 35 pro-Palestine student protesters over the weekend, students said — a move that galvanized renewed pushback from groups Sunday and that some organizers say breaks the ...Read more
'Gun Owners for Trump' coalition announced in response to 'migrant crime wave'
Ahead of his address to and endorsement by the National Rifle Association over the weekend, former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced they would join with the Republican National Committee in forming a new ...Read more
U.S. college campuses 'ransacked' by antisemitism, Bay State congressman says
College campuses are awash in antisemitism and need to do more to address it, according to one Massachusetts lawmaker.
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss said Sunday that his visits to some Bay State’s college campuses, ...Read more
Colorado will ease path to college by paying back 2 years of tuition for lower-income students
Colorado students whose families make $90,000 a year or less would be eligible to be reimbursed for two years of in-state tuition at public four-year universities, community colleges and technical schools under a bill ...Read more
California GOP convention: Lara Trump doubles down on election rigging claims
Hours after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noema, who has admitted to fatally shooting her dog, spoke at the California Republican Convention, Lara Trump said that because of the poor economy, American families must choose ...Read more
Iran's president missing after helicopter crash in dense fog
Rescue teams are searching into the night to try to locate Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after his helicopter crashed on his way back from a visit to the country’s northwest.
There was dense fog in the region, making ...Read more
Israel's war cabinet in turmoil but Netanyahu seen as secure
It certainly appeared crucial. Benny Gantz, ramrod straight and facing the cameras with gravity, told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shift course on the Gaza war or he’d quit the three-man war cabinet. Israel, he ...Read more
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