NY Gov. Hochul pitches paid medical leave during pregnancy
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, the state's first “mommy governor,” said Thursday she wants to enact into law 40 hours of paid medical leave during pregnancy. Democrats announced a plan to give more time to prenatal care visits at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, saying it would make the Empire State the first state […]
Chicago-area medical examiner’s data shows 90% of 2023 opioid overdoses involved drug pouring in across border
Data collected by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office in Illinois shows that 90% of opioid overdoses last year involved fentanyl, which the Centers for Disease Control claims has plagued the United States for years. Chicago, located in Cook County, recorded 2,001 opioid overdose deaths in 2022, more than triple the number of deaths recorded […]