Australia’s consumer watchdog is investigating a toy sold at Sea World theme park, blamed for placing a six-year-old boy on life support who has been given no chance of surviving. Deklan Babington-MacDonald is in ICU in Queensland Children’s Hospital. Doctors have told the family his life support will be withdrawn on Friday. A plush penguin… Read More »
Health Politics Loading the player… The Biden administration is potentially placing a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes. The official announcement is set to happen this week, according to anonymous Biden administration officials. The decision will impact Black smokers most as they overwhelmingly use menthol cigarettes, as reported by The Washington Post, though advocacy… Read More »
President Joe Biden said that ending cancer was a bipartisan issue during his joint address to Congress on Wednesday. “I can think of no more worthy investment. I know of nothing that is more bipartisan,” Biden said. “So let’s end cancer as we know it. It’s within our power to do it.” BIDEN STRIKES OPTIMISTIC… Read More »
Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images The Department of Health and Human Services today announced its latest round of appointments under the Biden Administration. These new appointees join the department at a time when their expertise is needed to end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, implement President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and restore public trust in the… Read More »