Image caption, Lucy has made huge progress but still suffers most days with chronic pain, vertigo, fatigue and brain fogBy Lucy AdamsBBC Scotland social affairs correspondentI have had long Covid for three years. Even though I have made huge progress I still suffer most days with chronic pain in myContinue Reading
GOP lawmakers in states with abortion bans already in place are pushing to make them more restrictive, while blue state officials are trying to expand abortion access, Read MoreContinue Reading
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted “hand on heart” that he did not lie to lawmakers about government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Michelle RobertsDigital health editorSniffing other people’s body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety, say Swedish researchers who have started tests with volunteers. The scientists have been using armpit sweat in their experiments. Their hunch is the smell activates brain pathways linked to emotions,Continue Reading
A recent report detailing problems with Florida’s patchwork mental health system had reached conclusions nearly identical to those of a similar report from more than 20 years ago. The echoes between the findings are unmistakable. And Florida isn’t the only state struggling with the criminalization of mental illness…Read MoreContinue Reading
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable, Read MoreContinue Reading
Hundreds of women are traveling weekly to the southern tip of Illinois to secure an abortion, Read MoreContinue Reading
North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to Medicaid expansion agreement, reversing longstanding Republican opposition, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image source, Holly CookeImage caption, Almost 31,000 women living in London are involved in a club tackling lonelinessAlmost 20,000 women living in London have joined a club tackling loneliness since pandemic restrictions ended.Holly Cooke founded The London Lonely Girls Club on Facebook in 2018 after moving to the city fromContinue Reading
As spring sports get underway at East Palestine High School in Ohio, organizers are trying to create normalcy for student-athletes while cleanup from the February train derailment and toxic chemical burn continues just over a mile away, Read MoreContinue Reading
Feds: Woman who set fire at Wyoming abortion clinic opposes abortion, said she was anxious about facility opening, Read MoreContinue Reading
The office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he’s expected to return to the chamber soon after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression, Read MoreContinue Reading
Authorities say a woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety and nightmares over the facility opening, Read MoreContinue Reading