Virgin Active South Africa has launched Collection Country Club in Green Point, Cape Town. This is the first of a new ‘Social Wellness Club’ concept that will be rolled out to 127 existing gym facilities across the country. Virgin Active CEO Dean Kowalski said in an interview that while the new concept differs from traditional … Read more
JAQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM A man walks through floodwaters on Kaupe Street in Waialua on March 20. The Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii Humane Society are asking residents and recovery workers to monitor for signs of leptospirosis in the wake of Kona Depression’s storm surge flooding. The Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii … Read more
Fresno Unified retirees filed a class action lawsuit against the school district, alleging it caused serious harm to retirees’ health and well-being by switching retirees’ healthcare plan to a Medicare Advantage plan in 2023. [–> The lawsuit, filed by Emily Brandt, a retired Bullard High School English teacher, represents a class of 6,200 retirees. The … Read more
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services finally implemented a plan it first outlined to several senior officials nearly a year ago. Reassigned them to positions in the Indian Health Service. Many of the reassigned employees — a group that includes at least six top officials at the National Institutes of Health, the … Read more
Six months after Eric Tennant died after a long battle with his health insurance company over doctor-recommended cancer treatment, West Virginia’s Republican governor signed a bill aimed at limiting the damage caused by insurance denials. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Tennant, a coal mine … Read more
As a cancer survivor, watching the Netflix show “Apple Cider Vinegar” was heartbreaking. The show depicts the fatigue and hopelessness that many cancer patients feel, and the seductive appeal of abandoning traditional medicine in the hope of a “natural” cure. It also exposes the dark underworld of the alternative medicine industry, where quacks and influencers … Read more
When we think of Nebraska, we don’t usually associate fearsome rattlesnakes. But this Midwestern state is home to three species of venomous rattlesnakes.green rattlesnake), timber rattlesnake (scary rattlesnake), and the western Massasauga (Cistralus tergeminus). Prairie rattlesnakes are the most widespread, occurring throughout mixed grass and shortgrass grasslands in the western part of the state. Timber … Read more
The warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico are home to rice whales, one of the world’s rarest and most elusive marine mammals. According to the latest scientific estimates, only 51 of them remain, meaning they are literally on the verge of extinction. That’s why in 2019, the federal government (then under President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Dead shark found along Wake Forest road This week’s weather forecast and the upcoming holiday weekend. thank you. Brian. This afternoon we’ll be covering Randolph County. A man is in custody in connection with a double shooting. The sheriff’s office announced that Trayvon Benton was taken into custody in Guilford County on March 18. Investigators … Read more
More than a decade after recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington, a new survey of health care providers suggests that many clinicians are concerned about the impact on patients’ mental health. In a survey of nearly 400 Washington state clinicians, more than half said they were very concerned about the mental health risks associated with … Read more