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Autistic Children Funding Cuts

Ethan Smith, a 9-year-old student with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, has been subjected to repeated removal from class, suspension, and even police involvement at his school in Winter Haven, Florida. According to his…

Kaiser Nurses Protest Tech Use

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente, a health care organization based in California, are claiming that technology is making their jobs more difficult and impacting patient care. According to seven current and former nurses, management criticizes…

Ontario Teen Gambling Risks

In Ontario, 12% of students in grades 7 to 12 reported gambling online during the last school year, according to a recent survey by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). This is an increase from 8% two years ago, representing…

Iranian Healthcare Crisis

A 70-year-old Iranian woman with advanced breast cancer has had her chemotherapy treatment delayed due to the high cost of care. Her doctor had scheduled six sessions, each costing around 100 million Iranian tomans (about $530 or €450)…

Marijuana Use On The Rise

17% of American adults now say they smoke marijuana, which is tied with the record high set in 2023, and marks a significant increase from 7% in 2013 when Gallup first started polling on the topic. This shift reflects growing acceptance of…

Flawed Opioid Addiction Study Research

Dr. Craig Towers, a high-risk obstetrician, moved to Knoxville, Tennessee in 2010 and found himself caring for many pregnant women addicted to opioids. He published a study on an unconventional treatment that claimed promising results, but…

Trump's Vaccine Order Backlash

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing states to offer separate vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) instead of a combined MMR vaccine. This decision comes despite overwhelming scientific evidence that…

Nashville Hospital Medication Error

A drug mix-up occurred on August 14 at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, where four patients received doses of potassium instead of standard pain medication during routine joint replacement surgeries. The…

ACT Overdose Deaths Spate

Five people in ACT, which is part of the city of Canberra, died from suspected overdoses over a period of two weeks. This has prompted a warning from health authorities, who suspect that opioids were involved in each case, a type of drug…

Mental Health on Social Media

Mental health professionals are increasingly using social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok to share information and offer guidance on topics such as anxiety, ADHD, and trauma. With millions of followers, these online accounts can…

Breakthrough HIV Treatment

Hundreds of people in England, living with multidrug-resistant HIV, will soon have access to a breakthrough treatment called lenacapavir, announced by the NHS this week. This is good news for those who have run out of other options, as…

Unexpected Family Discovery

Two women, Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, who had been friends since childhood, discovered that they are biological sisters after taking a DNA test. They were both adopted from India by different families in the Netherlands decades ago…