Pfizer and Moderna Get Greenlight From FDA Advisors for COVID Vaccines for Children Under 5

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a warning to consumers of a risk of contracting E. coli from Gibson Farms organic walnuts sold in bulk at natural food stores. Most of the cases have occurred in Washington and California. Gibson... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some of North Carolina government's restrictions on dispensing abortion pills, such as requiring that doctors to prescribe and provide the drug to the patient in person, are unlawful because they frustrate the goal of Congress to use federal regulators to ensure the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Officials overseeing a recently launched cross-government inquiry on the impact of corporate greed on the nation’s health care system are already extending the deadline for public comment. The comment period was originally set to end on May 6. It has now been extended to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Recurring bouts of anger may increase a person’s risk of developing heart disease, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study, which was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is the first to... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use. The proposal would move marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearly 60 years ago, James Brown told us, “This is a man’s world,” and sadly, it appears as true today as it was when the song first became a hit. Despite the efforts of hundreds of thousands of women, and men, not enough has... Read More