Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts

A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which has a $7.2 billion budget, oversees vital services such as the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, opioid addiction treatment programs and mental health gra...

Girl Scouts Say Cookies Are Safe Despite Lawsuit Claiming They Contain Heavy Metals

Two groups focused on food safety and environmental toxins have sued Girl Scouts of America, claiming that their perennially popular cookies are tainted with pesticides and heavy metals.

GMO Science and Moms Across America filed court documents Monday in New York, based on a December 2024 study that tested 25 cookie samples in three states...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge

A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in 2025, with health officials urging more people to get vaccinated.

During an interview with Fox News, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged vaccination but also made misleading statements about...

Red Wine Protects Against Cancer? Maybe Not

Red wine has been thought to potentially offer protection against cancer, given its high levels of the anti-inflammatory antioxidant resveratrol.

But there’s no clear evidence that red wine lessens cancer risk, a new evidence review has concluded.

In fact, neither red nor white wine appears to increase people’s overall ca...

Weed Use During Pregnancy Triples Risk Of Behavioral Problems In Kids

Some women turn to weed during pregnancy to help deal with common issues like nausea, sleep problem and stress.

Unfortunately, they could be endangering their unborn child’s future behavior, a new study says.

Women who use cannabis either during pregnancy or after delivery are three times more likely to have kids with disruptiv...

Concussion Damage Lingers In Athletes' Brains Up To A Year

Concussion damage could linger in an athlete’s brain for at least a year, long after they’ve rejoined their sport, a new study says.

Concussed college athletes had brain changes that remained visible in brain scans up to a year after they’d been cleared to return to play, researchers reported in a study published March 12...

Turning Off TV Better For Heart Health Of Folks Predisposed To Diabetes

People with a higher genetic risk for type 2 diabetes also have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and other heart-related diseases.

But controlling that risk could be as simple as picking up a TV remote and hitting the “off” switch, a new study suggests.

Limiting TV watching to no more than one hour a day appears to h...

Pandemic Set Kindergarteners Back Developmentally

The COVID-19 pandemic set kindergarteners’ development back in several ways, a new study says.

Post-pandemic kindergarten students on average scored significantly lower in language and thinking skills, social competence, and communication and general knowledge, when compared to pre-pandemic kids, researchers reported March 10 in

OB/GYNs Walk Away From Anti-Abortion States

A brain drain is underway in states that banned or severely restricted abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade, a new study suggests.

A significant decline in the number of practicing obstetricians/gynecologists has occurred in the 12 most restrictive states, according to findings published March 10 in JAMA Network Open.

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Dozens Of Laid-Off CDC Workers Push To Get Their Jobs Back

A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees is fighting to get their jobs back after being abruptly laid off last month.

In a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CDC leadership, they argue their dismissals were unfair and violated due process. ...

RFK Jr. Pushes for Stricter Oversight of Chemicals in Food

The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

On March 10, Kennedy directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider new rules that would close a decades-old loophole a...

USDA Disbands Two Key Food Safety Committees

Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.

The move was part of a Trump administration push to cut costs and shrink the government.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for ...

America's Well-To-Do Have Less Heart Disease Risk

Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a new study says.

The top 20% of high-income, college-educated Americans have less heart disease risk than others, and this gap has widened over the past two decades, researchers say.

“The accumulation of economic and...

Splash Your Way To Weight Loss Through Water Aerobics

Purposeful splishing and splashing can help you trim your waist size and drop excess pounds, a new evidence review has concluded.

Water aerobics led to about 6 pounds of weight loss and more than an inch off the waists of overweight and obese people, researchers reported in the journal BMJ Open.

"Specifically, water aerobics...

More Children Accidentally Poisoned By Fentanyl

The number of children poisoned through exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has skyrocketed in recent years, researchers have reported.

Fentanyl poisonings increased by 924% among children 12 and younger between 2015 and 2023, and by 1,506% among teens 13 to 19, researchers reported March 8 in the American Journal of Dru...