Health

Authorities aren’t releasing her name, but they say she is the first known victim of methylmercury poisoning from a cosmetic in the U.S. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA – She had been buying face cream through a friend of a friend…

In the absence of a statewide ban on flavored tobacco products, such as those sold by e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, California cities and counties are stepping in. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - States are piling on. Michigan…

More than 700,000 children in New York State live in areas of concentrated poverty. File photo: Pixabay. ALBANY N.Y. - A new report says the percentage of children living in areas of concentrated poverty has dropped in 29 states, but…

The epidemic has prompted outrage about federal oversight of vaping, but there is also a local public health success story to be told. Doctors and regional officials in Wisconsin, Illinois and elsewhere pieced together that this…

Paul J. Elmer, 68, former president and owner of Pharmakon Pharmacueticals Inc., was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Elmer also was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and serve one year of supervised release after serving his prison…

This hoodie doubles as a vaping device. Users can take a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) through the drawstring. This product was purchased by KHN and is pictured on a model. Photo credit: Anna Maria Barry-Jester/KHN. CALIFORNIA - In…

Advocates for sexual assault victims have also at-home kits. They say survivors of sexual assault would miss out on other crucial aspects of a sexual assault exam, including treatment for physical injuries, a mental health evaluation,…

Prosecutors or advocates for sexual abuse victims worry the evidence collected would be useless in court and expose the alleged victim to medical risks not to mention the lack of advocacy help for the victim. File photo: Pixabay. …

“Juul made my nicotine addiction a lot worse,” says Lucas McClain, who is now back on cigarettes. “When I didn’t have it for more than two hours, I’d get very anxious.” Photo credit: Lynne Shallcross/KHN. CALIFORNIA - Lucas McClain…

Philip Esformes, 50, of Miami Beach, Florida, is seen here in a 2011 court deposition while lawyers from Chicago’s Goldberg Kohn questioned Esformes about how he and his father worked together. MIAMI , FL – A federal district…

The California State Capitol, home to the government of the U.S. state of California. The building houses the bicameral state legislature and the office of the governor. (https://www.mabelwadsworth.org) File photo: Pixabay. SACRAMENTO…

In June, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation repealing religious vaccination exemptions for attending school. In addition, state officials last month tightened the rules for physicians to grant exemptions from school vaccinations for…

The latest School Health Policies and Practices Study shows that a declining number of districts require elementary schools to teach drug and alcohol prevention, have arrangements with off-site organizations to provide drug treatment and…

Sit down on one of the chairs or benches in a shopping mall or flea market, and watch the people walk by. I’ll bet you that over 50% of the people walking by have a weight problem and that more than half of them could be considered obese.…

California Assembly members have proposed a bill to require doctors to give first-time pelvic exam patients a pamphlet about how the exams are supposed to be conducted, and a phone number should they want to report misconduct to the state…

For nearly 50 years, cigarette advertising has been banned from TV and radio. But such as Juul Labs electronic cigarettes aren’t addressed in the law. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA – Why does e-cigarette maker Juul advertise its…

Sam Mazaheri, now 14, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 9. “I broke down because I thought I had to have four shots every day,” Sam says. Photo credit: Heidi de Marco/KHN. CALIFORNIA - When Sam Mazaheri was 9, he was…

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced in July that it had stopped taking applications for new research projects, and it will award its final grants for new projects by September, an agency spokesperson later…

CALIFORNIA - When Santa Barbara lawyer-turned-activist Ady Barkan settled in to watch the second round of the Democratic presidential primary debates late last month, he had no idea his story would be part of the…

Veronica Kelley, who has helped her community weather the aftermath of a mass shooting, has advice for others who have recently experienced one: “Trauma is different for everybody, and it takes however long it takes.” Photo courtesy of the…

A federal panel recently recommended men and women between ages 27 and 45 decide, in discussion with their health care providers, whether the HPV vaccine makes sense for them. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - Vaccination decisions are…

Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals remains on the injured list, with no clear timetable for his return. Scherzer is the latest in a long list of professional athletes to embrace unproven stem cell injections in an attempt to…

In his response Monday to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Trump called for an expansion of state laws that temporarily prevent someone in crisis from buying or possessing a gun. File photo: C-SPAN. …

For former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris of California health care became the sequel to their first fiery exchange — when Harris, peering over at Biden, movingly recalled during the first round of debates last month how…

Sherry Swan is one of many Californians who have filed complaints to the state’s Senior Medicare Patrol about potential fraud related to genetic tests. “It was just a scam from the minute he opened his mouth,” Swan says of a man who…

It’s been a month since Democratic presidential hopefuls last took to the debate stage, but Tuesday night in Detroit 10 candidates again faced off for the first of this two-night event. WASHINGTON - Here we go again. It’s been a…