Hundreds of Migrant Kids in Government Shelters Are Put on Psychotropic Drugs, Says a Watchdog Report

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 18:15

vice.com - Approximately 1 out of every 30 migrant kids in government-run shelters are on psychotropic medications, according to a report by a government watchdog — and many of those children appear…

Category: Health

VA reassigns nine officials after veteran bitten 100 times by ants dies in GA

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 17:45

americanmilitarynews.com - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs put on leave an Atlanta-based administrator and reassigned the region’s chief medical officer and seven other staff members while it…

Category: Politics

U.S. Abortion Rate Drops to Lowest Point Since Roe v. Wade | National Review

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 16:33

nationalreview.com - The number of women who have abortions in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest point since the procedure was legalized in 1973, according to a new report. The rate of abortions was…

Category: Business

The One Word Your OB/GYN Wants You to Say More

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 16:15

medium.com - “When society insists that we don’t speak or write a word, the implication is that word is shameful,” Dr. Jen Gunter says If you’re a frequent Twitter user, chances are you’ve come…

Category: Science

HHS official: Trump's border policies cause 'extraordinarily severe' trauma for kids

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 16:14

shareblue.com - Cmdr. Jonathan White told Congress that children separated from their families face 'extraordinarily severe' trauma that will affect them for the entirety of their lives. Cmdr.…

Category: Politics

Merck, Eisai Win FDA Approval for Combination Treatment for Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma | BioSpace

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 14:52

biospace.com - Merck’s venerable checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda picked up another regulatory approval. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Keytruda in combination with…

Category: Science

Nancy Pelosi Comes Out Against Medicare for All: 'Follow the Lead' of Obamacare to Get Universal Health Care

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 13:46

mediaite.com - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke out clearly against “Medicare for All” being proposed by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and recommended achieving universal…

Category: Business

Prozac Maker Paid Millions To Secure Favorable Verdict In Mass Shooting Lawsuit

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 12:49

activistpost.com - Everybody should know by now that pharmaceutical companies tend to be extremely unethical, and that they have a very tight stranglehold over government health regulatory agencies…

Category: Science

Bus driver 'slapped with warning after having time off for cancer treatment'

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 11:21

mirror.co.uk - A bus driver claims he has been slapped with a three-month verbal warning for having time off for cancer treatment. Duncan Hadfield had to have his bladder and prostate completely…

Category: Business

Warren Dodges on Middle-Class Tax Hike to Pay for Medicare for All

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 10:56

freebeacon.com - Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) dodged a question Tuesday about whether her Medicare for All proposal would hike taxes on middle-class families. On The Late Show, liberal host…