Health & Safety

Health & Safety

The story of an HIV-positive orphan and a pastor's quest to help after U.S. aid cuts

6:43pm June 18, 2025

by Gabrielle Emanuel

AIDS orphans and vulnerable children are without support since the U.S. cut foreign assistance. A pastor has been frantically trying to find meds for an HIV-positive orphan who can no longer get them.

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A woman fears her eyesight won't be saved in time due to research grant cuts

6:43pm June 18, 2025

by Craig LeMoult

The Trump administration's feud with Harvard has axed research grants. A woman with a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness says crucial research may not be ready in time to save her eyesight.

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Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows

5:44pm June 18, 2025

The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.

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Trump administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth

5:09pm June 18, 2025

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.

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If a U.S. 'bunker buster' hits a nuclear site, what might get released into the air?

4:34pm June 18, 2025

So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U.S. uses a big bomb.

How migrating Australian moths find caves hundreds of miles away

1:33pm June 18, 2025

Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back.

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NC to receive millions from national settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family

7:59am June 18, 2025

by Adam Wagner, NC Newsroom

Governments across North Carolina are set to receive about $145 million from OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its former owners as part of a nationwide settlement that was signed Monday.

What 1,200 miles on a paddleboard taught a writer about 'blue space'

5:02am June 18, 2025

Author Dan Rubinstein paddled from Ottawa to New York City and back to understand how being near water benefits people. His book is called "Water Borne."

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Trump administration actions contradict MAHA rhetoric on toxic chemicals

5:00am June 18, 2025

Trump says he backs the MAHA agenda, which includes eliminating toxins linked to human health problems. But his administration continues to cut funds, grants and regulations that support that goal.

New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline

5:00am June 18, 2025

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not sure if this is a "blip" or something more troubling.