Aeroflow Urology reports that microplastics in the body may cause bladder inflammation and disrupt cell signaling, but more research is needed to confirm direct health risks. more

Ollie reports that beagles are friendly, sociable dogs, but require careful weight management due to their food-driven nature. more

Picture this: you walk into your local library branch. Outside, the July sun beats down and the sounds of traffic echo through the streets, but inside those walls it is cool and quiet. You find … more

The same food supply chain that lets restaurants serve nearly identical produce in Missouri, Michigan or California can also make it remarkably difficult to figure out where contamination began when Americans get sick. As cyclospora cases climb across Missouri and Kansas, public health investigators are working backward through a supply chain that can stretch thousands […] more

LMNT reports decreased exposure to heavy metals like lead due to regulations, despite increased detection of trace amounts in food, leading to public concern. more

The 19th reports on Trump Accounts, launched to help families save for children, offering $1,000 for newborns from 2025-2028, aiding wealth accumulation. more

This story was co-published by NC Health News and The Charlotte Ledger. In 2020, Charlotte businessman Michael Estramonte set out to build a nonprofit treatment center to create more space for kids in mental health crisis. The idea quickly won support from state and local lawmakers. Since 2023, the Katie Blessing Center has secured more than […] more

To the editor, For years, the Riverdale farmers market, established by the Riverdale Y, was one of the few places where our entire community came together. It was more than a place to shop — … more

A little over 10 years ago, a small group of Lehman College student leaders confirmed what we at the Student Life Building already suspected: their peers were going hungry. We had no space for a food … more

Virginia is creating an enforcement unit to oversee the rapidly expanding market for vaping products, hemp-derived intoxicants, THC and kratom, consolidating several regulatory responsibilities within the attorney general’s office.  Attorney General Jay Jones announced the Regulated Products Enforcement Unit on Thursday, saying it will handle civil enforcement, retail compliance, product directories and public education as […] more