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Oakland Bicycle Injuries Decrease
Cycling is one of the best ways to get around in Oakland. It is one of the most efficient ways to travel while being green and healthy. If you haven't tried it, you're missing out. However, some people choose not to ride bicycles due to safety concerns. While bicycle...

Can You Take Too Much CBD Oil?
CBD, known as Cannabidiol, a derivation of Cannabis, has multiple benefits because it doesn't have any form of intoxication after consumption. CBD Oil is one of its kind with several benefits that lie within the usage of cannabis products. CBD Oil is a recreation of...
5 Things to Consider Before Selling Your Home
Are you considering selling your home? If so, it's important to take some time to think about the process; especially if you are curious about what you need to do to sell your home without a traditional realtor. HomeLister has some great tips for those who want to...
Private Equity Firms: What They Are & What They Do
What is Private Equity? Private equity simply means a stake in ownership of a company that isn’t publicly listed or traded (hence the “private” part). The “equity” refers to the shares that represent a piece of the company’s ownership. What are Private Equity Firms?...
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Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations
For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits. But the hyperbole reached a new pitch in recent weeks as the Senate moved to adopt modest drug pricing negotiation measures in the...
Abortion Is Just the Latest Dividing Line Between the Twin Cities of Bristol and Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. and BRISTOL, Va. — The community of Bristol is proud to straddle the border between two states. Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north. A series of plaques down the middle of the main downtown thoroughfare...
Democrats Didn’t Achieve All Their Goals, but Inflation Reduction Act Makes Historic Medicare Changes
The giant health care, climate, and tax bill expected to pass the House on Friday and be sent to the president for his signature won’t be as sweeping as the Democrats who wrote it had hoped, but it would help millions of Americans better afford their prescription...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Big Week for Biden
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Health policy was front and center as Congress rushed to pass major legislation before leaving for...
Ambulance calls for most serious conditions hit record
He added: "At the end of July, 13,014 people were still in hospital beds despite being medically fit to be discharged, often due to a lack of available social care support. The challenges affecting the NHS cannot be solved without addressing the issues in social...
No, the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Won’t Strip $300 Billion From Medicare
Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.” Ad from the American Prosperity Alliance, posted July 19 As Senate Democrats raced to pass what could be their final piece of major legislation before the midterm elections, critics went to...
Social Media Posts Criticize the 988 Suicide Hotline for Calling Police. Here’s What You Need to Know.
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, help is available. Various resources are listed at the bottom of this article. When the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched last month, many mental health providers, researchers, and advocates celebrated. Although...
They Call It ‘Tranq’ — And It’s Making Street Drugs Even More Dangerous
Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine. “Xylazine?” he asked, sounding out the unfamiliar word. “Tell me more.” A street-outreach team from Tapestry Health Systems...
Urgent polio boosters for London children
Parts of the world still dealing with polio outbreaks use the oral polio vaccine - which is safe, but uses a live virus. This gives a huge amount of immunity, but has the potential to spread from person to person in areas where not a lot of people are protected....
Rapper Fat Joe Says No One Is Making Sure Hospitals Post Their Prices
“Nobody’s enforcing that law.” Rapper Fat Joe, in a TV ad about hospital price transparency requirements that began running this spring Rapper Fat Joe takes on hospital industry executives in an advertisement, contending that many hospitals are disobeying a law that...
Newsom Pins Political Rise on Abortion, Guns, and Health Care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push a progressive agenda. And as...
EPA Action Boosts Grassroots Momentum to Reduce Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
ROME, Ga. — The intake pumps that once drew 6 million gallons of water a day from the Oostanaula River now sit mostly dormant in this northwestern Georgia city. Local officials contend that years of contamination miles upstream sent toxic perfluoroalkyl and...