Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Hinting at a future alternative to opioid painkillers, scientists have developed a tiny implant designed to ease post-surgery pain and then dissolve once the job is done. So far, the research has been limited to lab animals, and it will be several years before the technology could be ready for human testing. But the hope… read on > read on >
Gas Used in Homes Has Links to Cancer; Leaks Often Undetected
The natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they’re classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says. Natural gas samples taken from 69 Boston-area cooking stoves were found to contain at least 21 different hazardous air pollutants, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,… read on > read on >
Many Very Ill After Eating Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles; FDA Investigating
Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating. And an Oklahoma woman has sued the company, blaming one of its products for an array of serious… read on > read on >
Safer Roadways Could Save 540,000 Lives a Year Worldwide
Traffic accidents kill about 1.35 million people around the world each year. As the United Nations convenes a meeting on global road safety, new research suggests that if nations focused on key safety measures, about 540,000 lives a year could be saved. “The death toll from traffic injuries around the world is far too high,”… read on > read on >
U.S.-Wide Abortion Ban Could Cause Big Uptick in Deaths to Moms
If a national abortion ban follows a Supreme Court ruling overturning the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. maternal deaths would likely increase by 24%, new research suggests. That assessment, based on newly released 2020 data, is a 14% increase over an earlier estimate based on 2017 data. Pregnant Black women would face even… read on > read on >
