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FDA Proposes Ban on Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Over Health Dangers
Recent research has helped raise awareness about the potential dangers of using chemical hair relaxers
FDA Moves Closer to Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
Agency says ban has 'the potential to significantly reduce disease and death' and reduce 'youth experimentation and addiction'
Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy
Rite Aid will stay open through bankruptcy but speed up certain store closings and sell Elixir Solutions, a prescription benefit provider
Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless
Health care can be given to the homeless in the streets and still be reimbursed under a new federal government rule
Doctors Group Pulls Paper on ‘Excited Delirium’
Term is often cited in cases involving excessive force by police
More Than 7 Million Americans Have Gotten the New COVID-19 Vaccines
About 91 percent of Americans ages 12 years and older can now get the vaccines within five miles of home, as 14 million doses have been shipped
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers
Workers are demanding the nation's largest nonprofit, private health care provider address low staffing levels
ED Visit Rate for Assault 4.5 Visits Per 1,000 People Per Year
Highest rates seen for those aged 18 to 24 and 25 to 44 years and for Black non-Hispanic versus all other race, ethnicity groups
Four in 10 Adults Cite Long Wait Times in ED Due to Boarding
Furthermore, 43 percent of adults surveyed said they would delay, avoid emergency department care if they knew of long waits
FDA Warns of Dangers of Compounded Ketamine for Psychiatric Use
Agency says ketamine should only be used in a health care setting, under supervision