What marijuana reclassification means and the effects of rescheduling
Reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I substance to Schedule III would mark a historic shift in federal policy, but the implications are still murky. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil Source Type: news
Anger has been linked to heart disease. A new study suggests why.
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found a link between frequent anger and problems with blood vessels. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Attorney general moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug
The measure, if enacted, would not instantly legalize marijuana at the federal level but could broaden access to the drug for medicinal use. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Ovalle, Michael Scherer, Tyler Pager, Dan Diamond, Fenit Nirappil Source Type: news
Attorney general moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug, officials say
The measure, if enacted, would not instantly legalize marijuana at the federal level but could broaden access to the drug for medicinal use. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Scherer, Tyler Pager, Dan Diamond, Fenit Nirappil, David Ovalle Source Type: news
UnitedHealth grew very big. Now, some lawmakers want to chop it down.
The firm ranks as the nation ’s fifth-largest company by revenue, just behind Apple and ahead of tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond, Christopher Rowland, Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news
What to know about the new bird flu outbreak
For the first time, a virulent strain of bird flu has been detected in U.S. dairy cows. Fragments of the virus have also been found in commercial milk. Today, health reporter Lena Sun shares the latest on the outbreak and why the risk to humans remains low. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elana Gordon, Lucy Perkins, Sean Carter, Tracy Jan Source Type: news
7 diet changes that can boost your energy naturally
Boost your energy levels with these simple diet adjustments. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sharon Liao Source Type: news
FDA moves to regulate some tests it says may be unreliable
The FDA has finalized a divisive plan to regulate some lab tests, including those used to diagnose cancer and Alzheimer ’s disease, over concerns about reliability and risk to patients. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel Roubein, Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news
After steady decline, TB has increased every year since 2020 in U.S.
But the CDC report describes the incidence of TB in the United States as still “among the lowest in the world.” (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
Inside the opaque world of IVF, where errors are rarely made public
Errors and accidents often go unreported in the burgeoning fertility industry, which is largely self-policed and not mandated to notify even patients of mistakes. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein, Yeganeh Torbati Source Type: news
Study looks at teens who deny suicidal thoughts, but later die by suicide
The researchers found that 30 percent of the screened teens who later self-harmed or died by suicide had reported no thoughts of suicide or self-harm on a questionnaire. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Agony over ecstasy: FDA bid shows it ’s hard to test psychedelics
An independent analysis of clinical trials of MDMA-assisted therapy raised doubts about the integrity of the studies. The sponsor is expecting the FDA to make a decision in August. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Ovalle, Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news
Birthrates in the U.S. hit historic low, CDC data show
The number of babies born in the United States fell by 2 percent in 2023, returning the nation to a downward trend in birthrates seen before the pandemic. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Biden administration reinstates LGBTQ+ protections in health care
Biden administration reinstates federal health care protections for LGBTQ+ patients that had been unraveled during the Trump administration. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil, Dan Diamond Source Type: news
Biden administration delays menthol cigarette ban again amid political concerns
The ban, originally anticipated last summer, has been held up over fears President Biden could lose support by banning products popular in the Black community. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
