British tourists warned as blood-sucking ‘monster ticks’ invade European holiday resorts

British tourists warned as blood-sucking ‘monster ticks’ invade European holiday resorts

Brits are urged to stay vigilant as a plague of “monster ticks” have been invading holiday spots across Europe. The blood-sucking creatures are reportedly four times larger than regular ticks and can carry dangerous diseases. The large ticks, known as Hyalomma lusitanicum, originate from tropical climates including Africa and southeast Asia. But now it is … Read more

Medical pot user who lost job after drug test takes case over unemployment to Vermont Supreme Court

Medical pot user who lost job after drug test takes case over unemployment to Vermont Supreme Court

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a portion of his state unemployment benefits. Ivo Skoric, 59, representing himself, told … Read more

West Virginia’s first ombudsman for state’s heavily burdened foster care system resigns

West Virginia’s first ombudsman for state’s heavily burdened foster care system resigns

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first ombudsman of West Virginia’s heavily burdened foster care system has resigned. Pamela Woodman-Kaehler’s resignation will take effect June 6, the state Department of Health announced in a statement. Woodman-Kaehler said she was “choosing to pursue a new opportunity,” but did not provide more details. Woodman-Kaehler said the ombudsman’s program is … Read more

mRNA vaccine by UPenn scientists could manage bird flu outbreak

mRNA vaccine by UPenn scientists could manage bird flu outbreak

(NewsNation) —  A new experimental mRNA vaccine developed by researchers at University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine could help manage the outbreak of the H5N1 virus seen in birds and cattle, and also prevent human infections. These new findings about the bird flu were published last week in Nature Communications. “The mRNA technology allows us to … Read more

Millions of Brits could be labelled ‘obese’ under new BMI guidelines

Millions of Brits could be labelled ‘obese’ under new BMI guidelines

Under a proposed revamp of the body-mass-index (BMI) system, millions of Brits could be classified as obese. The World Health Organisation-endorsed system, which measures a person’s weight in relation to their height, is globally used by healthcare professionals to assess an individual’s risk of developing health conditions due to excess body fat. Currently, a healthy … Read more

Texas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender-affirming care for minors loses primary

Texas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender-affirming care for minors loses primary

A Texas Democratic lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide who then campaigned for her opponent in the race for the south Houston seat. Rep. Shawn Thierry’s defeat followed four terms in which the Houston lawmaker … Read more

US faces deadly maternal mental health crisis

US faces deadly maternal mental health crisis

(The Hill) – Pregnant women and new mothers are facing a deadly mental health crisis across the United States.    Mental health conditions, the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the country, are driving an alarming rise in maternal mortality rates, which climbed roughly 60 percent between 2019 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease … Read more

Deadly Ebola-like bleeding virus ‘surging through Europe’ and could come to UK next

Deadly Ebola-like bleeding virus ‘surging through Europe’ and could come to UK next

A potentially deadly virus that can jump from animals to humans is already sweeping through northern Europe, putting the UK highly at risk. The horrifying virus can be transmitted from rodents to humans and cause Ebola-like bleeding, according to new research. Bank voles in Sweden carrying the pathogen have already infected two people, causing them … Read more