More than 5,000 people are living outside of the designated normal population for the prison system. Overcrowding in prisons can have serious impacts on staff and prisoners.
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A new clinic on Belmont Street combines the feeling of a spa with that of a dermatology office, providing patrons with a spot for all their dermatologic needs. Renascence is for “anyone who wants to look like a refreshed, more youthful version of themselves,” according to owner Katie O’Brien a nurse practitioner with 16 years of medical dermatology experience. “I take a conservative approach, and my patients never look like they had something done,” she said, adding that Renascence is also for: “Hair loss has been my top area of interest throughout my career,” O’Brien said. “I love to help
The state says a proposed bypass outside Portland will reduce emissions by alleviating gridlock. Advocates say this claim has been frequently disproven by the outcomes of similar projects elsewhere.
Africa’s top human rights commission said the Democratic Republic of Congo violated the rights of Indigenous Batwa people when it forcibly evicted them from their ancestral territories and imposed a national park on those lands without the original inhabitants’ consent. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered the DRC to provide the Batwa […]
A severe algae bloom clogged equipment at one of the treatment facilities providing drinking water in the Washington region, forcing officials to declare a boil-water advisory on the night of July 3—as thousands of visitors arrived to celebrate Independence Day. The advisory was lifted the morning of July 4. But the incident was an ominous […]
In the pandemic era, we have learned a lot about the COVID-19 virus — how it moves, what it does inside our bodies and ways we can combat it. As we coexist with the virus, we’re coping with its shadow: long COVID. There is a lot we still don’t know about long COVID, an umbrella […]
Immigration is regulated by the federal government, but California lawmakers may give local public health inspectors the authority to inspect privately operated immigration detention facilities, citing complaints and lawsuits from detainees alleging inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions.
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation is partnering with the Blue Ridge Partnership for Health Science Careers, which was founded in 2019 in response to the region’s urgent need for health care workers.
