Jason Junior

A new “national mental health plan” is needed if England is to turn around its rising tide of long-term mental ill health. That is the conclusion of a report from the Centre for Mental Health, representing more than 30 charities, which has…

Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the land. By 10 a.m., these firefighters have…

By Stephanie Stephens As Medicare Advantage continues to gain popularity among seniors, three Southern California companies are pioneering new types of plans that target cultural and ethnic communities with special offerings and…

By Jordan Rau and Tony Leys DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — “Covid is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the…

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs From the start of the second Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 campaign, the seven candidates on stage were boisterous and unruly. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,…

Seattle – At 7:31 p.m., the Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting heavy smoke coming from the basement of a two story home at the 100 block of NE 63rd St. Early reports from an occupant indicated there was one person still inside…

New Zealand made a huge statement of intent with a ruthless 96-17 thrashing of Italy in Pool A on Friday, running in 14 tries at OL stadium to take a big step towards the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.…

A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug Eliquis, made by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.George Frey | ReutersA federal judge on Friday declined to block the Biden administration from implementing…

Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome. The findings, published today in the journal Microbiome, are important…

Keeping up with the Joneses -- social envy -- can push people toward things they might otherwise avoid, like buying a car they can't afford or building an extension they don't need. It also might be a motivator for becoming a parent, a…