Focus on overuse contributes to antibiotics reaching less than 7% of people with drug-resistant infections in poorer countries, say researchers Less than 7% of people with severe drug-resistant infections in poorer countries get the antibiotics they need, a new study suggests, with researchers warning that not only is this causing...
The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true? Beginning in 2001, the Austrian anthropologist Bernd Brabec de Mori spent six years living in the western Amazon. He first arrived as a backpacker, returned to...
Doctor who worked with youth hockey teams gets 10 years in prison for sex assault
A doctor known as the “hockey doc” for his work with youth teams in the Detroit area has been sent to prison for at least 10 years
Trump locks in future of Michigan air base with new fighter jet announcement
President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as they appeared together to announce a new fighter jet mission being placed at an Air National Guard base outside Detroit
New York moves toward new charge for those who wear masks during crimes
New York is expected to create a new criminal charge to levy against people who wear a face mask while committing another crime
Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate
A runaway kangaroo shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday
Florida is poised to become 2nd state to ban fluoride from public water systems
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities
Judge says state must let execution witnesses watch lethal drugs be prepped, pushed
A federal judge says Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as the lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to the condemned person
North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law
North Carolina Republicans managed just last fall to enact their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to deport certain jail inmates
Migrants face a novel criminal charge in new border zone in New Mexico
Immigrants recently detained in southernmost New Mexico are facing a novel criminal charge of breaching a national defense area