Health Care

A woman from Connecticut who was terminally ill chose to end her life in Vermont according to her own wishes.

A woman from Connecticut advocated for wider availability of Vermont’s law permitting terminally ill individuals to obtain medication to end their lives. She passed away in Vermont on Thursday, and her husband described it as a “comfortable and peaceful” experience, fulfilling her wishes. Lynda Bluestein, who was suffering from terminal cancer, chose to end her

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Health Care

The governor of Kentucky supports expanding the list of qualifying conditions for treatment under the medical marijuana law.

Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky announced on Thursday that access to medical marijuana in the state should be broadened to include a greater number of serious health conditions. This change would allow for hundreds of thousands more individuals to seek treatment when the program launches in the upcoming year. In 2023, the Republican-controlled legislature approved

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Health Care

Eli Lilly has launched a website aimed at linking patients with the latest obesity treatment, Zepbound, as well as other medications.

Eli Lilly has created a one-of-a-kind online platform that links American individuals in search of weight loss solutions with medical professionals, nutritionists, and their latest medication for treating obesity, Zepbound. On Thursday, the pharmaceutical company announced the launch of LillyDirect, a platform that will connect users with outside mail-order pharmacies for medication prescriptions and virtual

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Health Care

Videos of cribs may provide insight into unexplained deaths of children, as they can reveal that seizures may be a contributing factor.

The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell’s life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his parents and sister sang “Wheels on the Bus” with his twin brother. The following day, Hayden’s father was unable to rouse him. The young child had joined the ranks of numerous seemingly healthy

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Sport

Girls basketball playoff projections for the 2023-24 postseason

HighSchoolOT offers yearly playoff predictions for all seeded playoffs in the NCHSAA. This autumn, we will be sharing our projections for the girls’ basketball playoffs in all divisions with HSOT Insiders. The projections rely on the real-time updating RPI system, rather than a weekly update. To better understand playoff brackets, read Nick Stevens’ article on

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