Cook County launches campaign to connect local organizations, businesses to naloxone
Cook County health officials on Wednesday launched a new campaign to help local groups learn more about naloxone and how to acquire free doses.
Illinois launches hotline, resource hub for LGBTQ+ community
Illinois recently launched a new statewide resource hub and legal hotline to expand services and support for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Love, Betrayal, Sex And Ghosts: 27 Incredible True Stories From 2022
When we launched HuffPost Personal in 2018, we were thrilled to finally have a department that features real people writing about their real experiences. From sharing incredible triumphs to detailing devastating heartbreak to relaying the hilarious, unexpected and sometimes just plain strange parts of life, the hundreds of essays we now publish on HuffPost Personal […]
States Launch Probe Into TikTok’s Effect On Kids’ Health
WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. Advertisement […]
Players needed to solve puzzles and help advance cancer research
Scientists in Barcelona have today launched GENIGMA, a videogame that enlists players to solve puzzles while generating real-world scientific data that can detect alterations in genomic sequences and ultimately advance breast cancer research. The game, out today on iOS and Android and available in English, Spanish, Catalan and Italian, is the result of a two-and-a-half-year […]
NASA’s Webb telescope launches to see first galaxies, distant worlds
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 a.m. EST Saturday on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America. A joint effort with ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb observatory is NASA’s revolutionary flagship mission to seek the light from the first galaxies in the […]
Cancer and the Heart; COVID and Dx Delays; Not the Same Old Accelerated Approval?
The European Society of Cardiology has launched a clinical trial to evaluate cardiac MRI during chemotherapy to prevent treatment-related heart failure in patients with cancer. A large retrospective study showed that patients with heart failure had a significantly increased risk of developing cancer. (ESC Heart Failure) The American Heart Association awarded $11 million in grants […]