Health

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bipartisan bill aimed at expanding access to paid family leave won final passage Thursday as Kentucky’s legislature shifted into overdrive before a two-week break. The Senate voted 36-0 to send the family leave legislation to Gov. Andy Beshear. Supporters said House Bill 179 would amend state law to allow voluntary paid family medical leave to …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck vivía con una depresión profunda y recurrente que ella comparaba con un agujero negro, donde la gravedad se sentía tan fuerte y sus miembros tan pesados que apenas podía moverse. Sabía que la enfermedad podía matarla. Sus padres se habían quitado la vida. Estaba dispuesta a probar algo extremo: que le implantaran electrodos en …

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an infectious disease expert and the many outbreaks he contended with, from HIV/AIDS to the COVID-19 pandemic that made him famous. Viking announced Thursday that Fauci’s “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” will be published in …

Officials in Ecuador have named the likely source of contaminated ground cinnamon used in fruit pouches tied to more than 400 potential cases of lead poisoning in U.S. children, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Carlos Aguilera, a cinnamon-processing company in Ecuador, supplied the spice added to WanaBana and other applesauce pouches sent to the U.S., according to the …