If the government puts a decimal point in the wrong place and overpays you by $5 million, what would you do with it? In the case of one Florida business, it may have been cashing the check and loaning money to help their CEO get elected to Congress. It’s a decision which left the business…

A new Clean Label Project report found that nearly half of some of the most popular protein powders may contain heavy metals like lead and cadmium. The nonprofit, which advocates for transparent food labeling, released the report Thursday, Jan. 9. Researchers discovered that 47% of over-the-counter protein powders contain heavy metal amounts exceeding at least one…

Your favorite glass of wine may soon come with a health warning. The U.S. surgeon general is urging Congress to update alcohol labels with a cancer risk warning. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a stark advisory Friday, Jan. 3, warning that alcohol consumption increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer. These…

Colorado is now the second state in the country to legalize the use of psychedelics to help treat mental health issues, like post-traumatic stress and depression. A state law passed in 2022 just went into effect Wednesday, Jan. 1, allowing the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. Just this month, Colorado…

A new study is offering new statistics about smoking ahead of 2025. As many people set New Year’s resolutions, whether it’s losing weight or saving money, there’s one goal that consistently tops the list but proves to be the hardest: quitting smoking. While giving up smoking isn’t easy, researchers at a UK-based study said that…

Talc, the main ingredient in baby powder, has long been known to contain cancer-causing and potentially deadly asbestos, but it’s still being used to make cosmetics. Now, a new rule proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks to make sure products containing talc are asbestos-free. Talc is used to absorb moisture or improve…

The city of Minneapolis has amended an ordinance that previously prohibited anti-abortion sidewalk counselors from approaching individuals seeking an abortion at clinics. In 2022, the city enacted the Security of Reproductive Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, which banned obstructing access to or occupying driveways of reproductive healthcare facilities. In 2023, Pro-Life Action Ministries, an anti-abortion advocacy group,…

Some major corporations, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr. Pepper, are urging lawmakers to keep allowing food stamp recipients to buy sugary drinks. The push comes as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Health and Human Services Department, pledged to remove soda and processed foods from the Supplement Nutrition Assistance…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawyer called a New York Times report “misleading” after it claimed he asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke the polio vaccine approval. Attorney Aaron Siri acknowledged filing a “polio vaccine petition” on behalf of a client but denied any involvement from Kennedy. He said it was an…

The Department of Veterans Affairs is funding the department’s very first study on the use of psychedelics to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. This comes after a Food and Drug Administration panel said in June it won’t recommend the use of MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for PTSD in veterans. The FDA panel said…