DEA seizes 13 pounds of heroin/fentanyl at Bronx packaging mill, 2 men arrested

The Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday arrested two men in connection to a large-scale opioid-crisis” target=”_blank”>heroin, with a street value of nearly $2 million, were intercepted during a short-term investigation, the DEA said in a release. The narcotics were destined for distribution throughout New York City and Massachusetts.  Heroin/Fentanyl packaging and other drug-related paraphernalia.  (DEA)…

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American Academy of Pediatrics accused of pushing teens toward 'nuclear option' puberty blockers, surgeries

The healthy-living is being accused of promoting over the counter puberty blockers on transgender youth and ditching a non-drug therapy approach.  Critics of the organization told Daily Mail this week that the organization is standing in the way of efforts to review its policy on how “gender affirming care” should be handled for transgender teens…

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Legionnaires' disease kills one, hospitalizes 11 people in California's Napa Valley

Since mid-July, public health officials said Wednesday that a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has caused the death of one individual and hospitalized several others in Napa Valley, California.  Health officials initially believed a hotel cooling tower for Embassy Suites was the cause of the outbreak after high levels of Legionella bacteria were found in the water,…

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