The opioid crisis is at the center of a national disparity in how the public views and responds to drug addiction, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine. The health care community funnels too many drugs to low-income white patients, triggering addiction, while people of color who… Read More: Here is why white folks are fueling the opioid crisis,… »
Chronic wasting disease has been found in wild deer, elk and moose in 24 states, and hunters should avoid handling or eating potentially infected meat, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned. The agency said that animals with the disease — which affects the central nervous system — can experience severe weight loss,… Read More: Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Deer in 24 States »
If you want to reduce the amount of meat that you eat every day, or maybe totally exclude it from your diet, turning to meat-alternatives is one way of doing so. This way, you can still enjoy the kind of foods you used to have before. Quorn is one such meat-alternative although many people wonder… Read More: Is Quorn healthy? »
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport in Mississippi is notifying patients that protected health information may have been compromised by a phishing attack. The facility reported that access to the information was achieved by an attack on an employee’s email account on December 6, 2018. A phishing attack occurs when a hacker sends an email that appears… Read More: Phishing attack risks data of 30,000 patients of Mississippi facility »