A mom says an ‘everything bagel’ caused her to fail a drug test. The hospital reported her to child protective services anyway.
Source: CBS News A new mother from Alabama is warning pregnant patients after she says eating an “everything bagel” for breakfast before giving birth to her second child upended her family last spring. It all stemmed from the unexpected results of one urine drug test — a routine test given to thousands of maternity patients […]
How changes to Covid-19 vaccine policy in the US may affect you
Attention, Medicare Advantage enrollees: It’s a good idea to review your plans during open enrollment so you don’t get caught by surprise next year.
Changes in store for Medicare Advantage as open enrollment starts
Attention, Medicare Advantage enrollees: It’s a good idea to review your plans during open enrollment so you don’t get caught by surprise next year.
Tennessee enacts law requiring GPS tracking of violent domestic abusers, the first of its kind in U.S.
Source: CBS News A new law took effect Monday in Tennessee that requires GPS monitoring of the most violent domestic offenders. Born from an unspeakable tragedy, the law is the first of its kind in the U.S. On April 12, 2021, Debbie Sisco and her daughter, Marie Varsos, were shot and killed outside Nashville by […]
Program offers metro students a chance to learn professional skills
Source: KOB4 – New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A free summer program is giving students in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho a chance to sharpen their professional skills. “Usually in normal schooling, we don’t usually learn those things so Horizons is a really good opportunity for us to be able to learn those things,” student Tabitha […]
US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis
Source: CNN Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major new advisory that pushes for more research and stronger laws designed to reduce harm. It’s the first time a publication from the country’s leading voice for public health has focused on […]