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Mount St. Helens rises in the distance beyond Vancouver Lake on Friday. The lake&rsquo;s wide, shallow waters are a perfect breeding ground for algae.

Clearer vision for algae plan: County meets with stakeholders to discuss fending off toxic blooms at lakes

Mount St. Helens rises in the distance beyond Vancouver Lake on Friday. The lake&rsquo;s wide, shallow waters are a perfect breeding ground for algae.

June 24, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Health

Summer is here which means the cyanobacteria — better known as blue-green algae — often found in Clark County lakes won’t be far behind. The algae blooms typically appear in the warmer months of July, August and September and are responsible for periodic closures that can last from a few… Read story

Malcolm Reid at home in Decatur, Georgia, with his dog, Sampson. Reid, who recently marked his 66th birthday and the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis, is part of a growing group of people 50 and older living with the virus.

Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up

Malcolm Reid at home in Decatur, Georgia, with his dog, Sampson. Reid, who recently marked his 66th birthday and the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis, is part of a growing group of people 50 and older living with the virus.

June 23, 2024, 6:05am Health

Malcolm Reid recently marked the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis on Facebook. “Diagnosed with HIV 28 years ago, AND TODAY I THRIVE,” he wrote in a post in April, which garnered dozens of responses. Read story

Fernando Rosales with RJH electrical contractors worked on installing an electrical box on Northside Drive near I-75 as he wiped away the sweat from the oppressive heat in metro Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023.

How to keep workers safe in hot weather

Fernando Rosales with RJH electrical contractors worked on installing an electrical box on Northside Drive near I-75 as he wiped away the sweat from the oppressive heat in metro Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023.

June 23, 2024, 6:00am Business

For people who work outside or in hot conditions, it can be perilous when temperatures rise during the summer months. Read story

Researchers at the Emory Brain Health Center are studying how MDMA &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; a psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; could help PTSD patients when combined with a proven form of psychotherapy called prolonged exposure treatment.

Emory researchers studying psychedelic-assisted treatment for PTSD

Researchers at the Emory Brain Health Center are studying how MDMA &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; a psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; could help PTSD patients when combined with a proven form of psychotherapy called prolonged exposure treatment.

June 23, 2024, 6:00am Health

Therapists have discovered a variety of effective treatments for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: Talk therapy, narrative writing, medication and a system that involves discussing painful experiences while focusing on blinking lights and vibrations. Read story

New drug’s potentially fatal side effects obscured by ‘soothing acronym,’ doctors say

June 23, 2024, 5:55am Health

Seventy-nine-year-old Genevieve Lane volunteered to take the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi in a clinical trial because she was forgetting words and misplacing her keys. Read story

What is forensic genetic genealogy? Technique used in Rachel Morin case is scantly regulated

June 23, 2024, 5:53am Health

Authorities touted the use of a growing, powerful, yet contentious forensic technique to bring the search for a suspect in last year’s killing of Rachel Morin to a long-awaited close. Read story

Obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea

June 22, 2024, 6:00am Business

A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep, a new study finds. Read story

‘Hospital at home’ gains bipartisan support but questions remain

June 22, 2024, 5:44am Health

Congress is looking to extend a Medicare program that pays hospitals to provide acute inpatient care in patients’ homes, even as questions remain about how that program impacts health outcomes and health care costs. Read story