INSIDER – A $193,000 fine against the Center of Orlando for Women is threatening to bankrupt the abortion clinic. The state wants to “fine our clinic out of existence,” a local volunteer…
Month: August 2023
Adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle associated with lower risk of all-cause and cancer mortality
Harvard Chan School – People who adhere to a Mediterranean lifestyle—which includes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; healthy eating habits like limiting added salt and sugars; and habits…
Nine signs you have inflammation in your body. Could an anti-inflammatory diet help?
The Conversation – When our body becomes injured or encounters an infection, it activates defence mechanisms to protect itself. It does this by instructing our cells to fight off the invader. This…
Levine praises gender clinic pushing biological sex revisionism, referring to moms as ‘egg producer’
FOX NEWS – Admiral Levine, assistant secretary for health for the Department of Health and Human Services, praised an Alaska gender clinic which promoted revisionist ideas about biological sex, including eliminating the…
Medi-Cal Covers Gender-Transition Treatment, but Getting It Isn’t Easy
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — From an early age, Pasha Wrangell felt different. Societal expectations of boys, and many characteristics of masculinity, did not match how Wrangell felt inside. Bullied and ostracized, Wrangell…
Doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care
ProPublica – Imagine if each time your wages were deposited in your bank account, your employer deducted a fee of 1.5% to 5% to provide the money electronically. That, increasingly, is what…
LA Hotel Converted to Homeless Housing Suffers $11.5 Million in Damages
LOS ANGELES TIMES – By the time the Mayfair Hotel shut its doors last year, the building had been through a wrenching, tumultuous period. Windows at the 294-room boutique hotel, in L.A.’s…
Houston woman proves she’s among the ‘Fittest on Earth’
HOUSTON — On the surface, it might seem like the sport of CrossFit is all about numbers. “My clean and jerk is 245, my clean’s 260, my deadlift’s about 400,” elite CrossFit…
North Carolina Hospitals Have Sued Thousands of Their Patients, a New Report Finds
KFF HEALTH NEWS – North Carolina hospitals — led by the state’s largest public medical system — have sued thousands of their patients since 2017, according to a new analysis that sheds…
Scientists Begin to Understand Effect of Heat on Mental Health
Newser – There’s plenty of reason to think hot weather takes a psychological toll as well as a physical one. Researchers have found suicides increase when it’s hot, as does violent crime,…