“The question is how many more babies will have to die before the current economic siege against Cuba is lifted.” The publication Monday of another report showing that President Donald Trump’s tightening of the 65-year US embargo of Cuba over his two terms in office is “likely the primary cause of a major increase in infant […]
Annual influenza vaccines are no longer mandatory, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a video posted today on social media. “The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance, at all times, is just overly broad and not rational,” the secretary said. “Our new policy […]
New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis, lives as a parasite in coyotes, foxes and other canid species and can cause severe disease if passed to domestic dogs or humans. E. multilocularis has long been recognized […]
Ketchikan, Alaska — The Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) has received approval from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly to rezone key portions of the Salmon Falls property to General Commercial, marking a significant milestone in the Tribe’s efforts to develop a Tribally led, integrated Community Healing and Wellness Center. The Assembly’s decision to rezone three primary […]