A new Common Sense Media assessment finds safety gaps in AI mental-health apps for teens; two consumer apps vanished and Wysa earned an "unacceptable" rating.

Livingood Daily agreed to a $50,000 Prop 65 settlement after tests found lead and PFOA in several supplements; the deal imposes warnings, testing and sales limits for California customers.

Honolulu psychiatrist Dr. Chad Koyanagi won NAMI’s 2026 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award for street psychiatry and helping open Hawaii’s first Behavioral Health Crisis Center.

Two D.C. families say their infants were secretly enrolled in a 1960s NIH‑backed RSV trial and later died; lawyers allege preserved tissue informed 2023 vaccine research.

Alameda County Vector Control confirmed a bat found near Palo Verde Common tested positive for rabies; officials say there are no known exposures.

A local pet mortician says heat-related pet deaths are already rising in Las Vegas and urges owners to keep animals cool, hydrated and indoors as summer nears.

A Denver mother’s 14‑month fight with Anthem over her son’s emergency surgery ended when the insurer reversed a $67K denial after documentation and consumer‑assistance help.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will outline federal steps to improve Lyme testing and care in Concord on May 29, 2026. The package includes investments in diagnostics and a renewed LymeX accelerator.

Brinnon, Quilcene and Discovery Bay are exploring a shared ALS "sprint" car pilot to speed paramedic care across south Jefferson County.

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital broke ground on a $55M pediatric emergency department that will add exam rooms, critical-care bays and telemedicine capacity for Long Island families.

A CDC analysis of the 2025 West Texas measles outbreak found nearly one in five confirmed cases needed hospital care, and most hospitalized patients were unvaccinated children.

Doctors say lone star tick bites are fueling a rise in alpha‑gal, a red‑meat allergy that can trigger delayed anaphylaxis in North Carolina.

A UC Riverside study finds methylglyoxal and glyoxal build up in used disposable vapes, and leftover fluid from heavily vaped devices damaged human lung cells in lab tests.