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Only 33 percent of schools have recovered in either math or reading 6 years after pandemic
February 27, 2026·1 min read

Only 33 percent of schools have recovered in either math or reading 6 years after pandemic

Health Care News – Read More New research found only 1 in 3 schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut…

California seal-watching tours canceled due to bird flu outbreak
February 27, 2026·1 min read

California seal-watching tours canceled due to bird flu outbreak

Health Care News – Read More Parks officials in California have canceled popular guided elephant seal tours for the remainder of the season and temporarily closed…

Senate Republican: Past Casey Means magic mushroom recommendation a ‘red herring’
February 27, 2026·1 min read

Senate Republican: Past Casey Means magic mushroom recommendation a ‘red herring’

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Wednesday that the focus in Washington on surgeon general nominee Casey Means’s past recommendation for…

People Who Eat More Red Meat May Have Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
February 27, 2026·5 min read

People Who Eat More Red Meat May Have Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A recent study suggests that a higher intake of red meat may be associated with an increased risk of…

Childhood obesity hits record: CDC
February 27, 2026·1 min read

Childhood obesity hits record: CDC

Health Care News – Read More The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S.…

Sanders, Mullin butt heads in surgeon general confirmation hearing
February 26, 2026·1 min read

Sanders, Mullin butt heads in surgeon general confirmation hearing

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) lashed out against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) over Obamacare during a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday…

Bill Gates apologizes to foundation staff over Epstein ties
February 26, 2026·1 min read

Bill Gates apologizes to foundation staff over Epstein ties

Health Care News – Read More Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addressed criticism over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a Tuesday town hall…

Jeffries: Trump State of the Union ‘riddled with dirty rotten lies’
February 26, 2026·1 min read

Jeffries: Trump State of the Union ‘riddled with dirty rotten lies’

Health Care News – Read More House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s State of the Union address as a speech “riddled…

WATCH: Two cars fall into sinkhole at traffic light in Nebraska
February 26, 2026·1 min read

WATCH: Two cars fall into sinkhole at traffic light in Nebraska

Health Care News – Read More Wild video shows two cars plunge into a sinkhole. 

Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios — and the research backs them up
February 26, 2026·6 min read

Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios — and the research backs them up

Health – The Conversation – Read More New York nurses went on strike in January 2026, protesting unsafe staffing levels while demanding better patient safety, increased…