The hemp industry is bracing for layoffs, production reductions and billions in lost revenue after Congress passed a government funding bill late Wednesday containing a surprise provision that will ban nearly all hemp-derived consumer products. Hemp, a derivative of the cannabis plant, was legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill for …
Every step is a struggle for Bruce Zimmerman, whose health has been deteriorating since he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis eight years ago. In 2019, Zimmerman said, his then-employer offered him an opportunity that sounded irresistible: He and his wife, Becky, could take all-expense-paid trips to the Cayman Islands and the …
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects both men and women, men tend to experience more severe symptoms and complications. Studies show that men have higher acid exposure and are nearly twice as likely to develop Barrett’s esophagus, a condition that can lead …
A representational image shows a couple holding engagement rings. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I needed some advice regarding communication issues with my fiancée. Whenever I try to communicate with her regarding something important, our conversations tend to turn into heated arguments. My fiancée usually feels that I blame …
The information surfaced on a reporter WhatsApp group: Eight small children had been infected with HIV supposedly at Kulsum Bai Valika hospital in Karachi and two were dead. Every reporter was busy calling their Sindh government contacts to get confirmation and details. Since I am new to Health reporting, I …
Michael Buchanan,Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley,BBC News Family handout Greg Marshall’s Medtronic heart pump malfunctioned and he died three years later aged 26 Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK’s leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device – despite knowing of concerns it had …
Tom SymondsNews correspondent Watch: Bodyworn camera shows moment police stop Paul Lipscombe in his Tesla at a KFC drive-through An NHS manager who sexually abused and raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years. Paul Lipscombe was sentenced after he admitted to sexual grooming, …
Air pollution has become one of the major concerns today. We see hazy skies, smell smoke in the air, and instantly feel heaviness when we breathe. When pollution levels go high, the quality of the air we breathe goes down, and this affects the body in many ways. Most people …
Chloe Hayward, Nick Triggle & Daniel WainwrightBBC News BBC Just three trusts out of 121 in England are treating cancer patients quickly enough Almost every hospital trust in England is failing to meet the key NHS waiting time target for cancer care, BBC analysis shows. Just three trusts out of …
Alison Holt,social affairs editor and James Melley,senior producer Family handout Alice Figueiredo’s family hoped lessons would be learned following their 22-year-old daughter’s death Warning: This article contains upsetting details and references to serious self-harm and death Just four months after a young woman died in a London mental health unit, …