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The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch
To mark David Attenborough turning 100, New Scientist staff have been set a tricky task: pick your favourite of his many amazing documentaries… Source link
What Doctors Want You to Know About Cannabis and Health
The government recently loosened medical marijuana rules. Experts separate fact from fiction about the drug’s safety and benefits. Source link
What to Know About Orphines, a New Class of Deadly Opioids
The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and will most likely spread to other regions. Source link
A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer
Unusual opioids are infiltrating street drugs. Knoxville’s top forensic doctor is on the front lines, pressing to quickly identify the most lethal. Source link
How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant
Kathleen McLaughlin A transpartisan initiative to return power to the people. The post How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant appeared first on The Nation. Source link
What Is Hantavirus, Which Is Linked to the Deaths of 3 People Aboard a Cruise Ship?
Three people aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died from what health officials suspect were hantavirus infections. Source link
3 Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says
One case of the infection has been confirmed in a laboratory, and there are five additional suspected cases, the organization said on Sunday. Source link
Supreme Court Asked to Restore Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Source link
There’s a Right and Wrong Way to Use Urgent Care
We asked experts when you should use one, and when you’re better off visiting an ER or primary care doctor instead. Source link
A Long, Strange Trip: How the G.O.P. Came to Embrace Psychedelic Drugs
For decades, conservatives were adamantly opposed to the use of drugs like psilocybin and LSD. Now, the Trump administration has made a sharp pivot. Source link