Mar 13 EPA proposes weaker pollution limits for chemical used to sterilize medical devices By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Ethylene oxide plays a crucial role in sterilizing lifesaving medical devices, including pacemakers and syringes, but long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other types of cancer among people who work at medical sterilization facilities or live nearby. Continue reading
Mar 12 Lawyers deliver closing arguments in landmark social media addiction trial By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are listening to closing arguments before deciding whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using their… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 3:25 Miami group turns line dancing into therapy for grief and trauma By Alessandro de Palma, Student Reporting Labs Dealing with grief and trauma can look different for everyone, and a group in Miami has found an unconventional way of helping people cope. Alessandro de Palma of Student Reporting Labs, the PBS News journalism training program, has the story. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 4:41 U.S. sauna industry heating up as more embrace it for wellness By Kaomi Lee, Twin Cities PBS The sauna industry in the U.S. is heating up. More health-conscious Americans are embracing this ancient Finnish tradition as a modern way to help reduce stress and promote wellness. Nowhere has the sauna culture taken root more deeply than in… Continue watching
Mar 10 FDA finds little evidence that the generic drug leucovorin can help people with autism By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press FDA officials say evidence only supports the drug's use in patients with a specific genetic disorder. Continue reading
Mar 02 Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her cancer cells to advance medicine By Brian Witte, Associated Press Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical… Continue reading
Mar 02 5 things you should consider before asking an AI chatbot for health advice By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Tech companies are pushing new health chatbots, but experts say you still need to talk to your doctor. Continue reading
Feb 26 Instagram says it will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for terms related to suicide By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision program. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 4:15 Surgeon general nominee faces scrutiny over qualifications and views on vaccines By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Dr. Casey Means, the wellness influencer and ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is the president’s nominee for surgeon general. As a prominent voice in the MAHA movement, some of her ideas, such as prioritizing natural foods, reducing… Continue watching
Feb 25 WATCH: Markey asks Dr. Means if Trump's order promoting glyphosate production puts health at risk By Hannah Grabenstein President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, faced questions on Wednesday about the president's recent executive order promoting more domestic production of glyphosate, an ingredient in weedkiller, and how that might conflict with her own beliefs about… Continue reading