Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years

Flooding has torn apart homes in eastern Kentucky several times in recent years. Michael Swensen/Getty Images When she went to sleep on July 27, 2022, McKayla wasn’t worried about the storm that was raging outside her trailer in southeastern Kentucky. Intense storms came frequently in summer. While the creek in front o

A new study of Community Works, a Rural Urban Bridge Initiative program, suggests that nonpolitical volunteer projects in rural communities may help reduce partisan hostility and soften negative attitudes toward people in the opposing political party.

Washington Post: Simply sitting less and moving more may affect cancer risk.

In Indiana, days of storms have left at least seven people dead.

Protecting mature trees from storms and disease can reduce Chicago deaths, study finds  Chicago Tribune

Visceral fat around abdominal organs drives inflammation, insulin resistance, and artery damage in ways BMI alone cannot detect, a dietitian says.

“The project’s success was caused by motivation; what caused success was motivation; giving of your own milk, giving part of yourself while nursing your own baby is the height of unconditional love.”

Pregnant women with the highest level of phthalates in their blood had the highest blood pressure readings.