While the nation tries to get a grip on the opioid crisis that has been raging for years, some doctors recommend that certain anti-anxiety drugs may be contributing to the problem. They also suggest that the growing numbers of prescriptions for these drugs may be an epidemic all its own. The drugs now being called […]
The Palo Alto school district reports an alarming number of open student-involved sexual assault and harassment cases from the 2016-2017 school year. According to school officials, there are currently 20 open investigations. These statistics were revealed in May after the district came under fire for the way they were handling cases of sexual violence incidents […]
The Food and Drug Administration has many tools for the protection of consumers. One of those tools is the requirement that manufacturers submit certain products for testing before making claims about the benefits of those products. When the FDA learns about products on the market that have not been submitted for testing, it often negotiates […]
The Atlanta Police Department is facing a serious shortage of officers, which has caused the department to alter the way it responds to certain types of crimes during periods that heavy police presence is required. Specifically, during the 2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games, the department informed store owners in the Buckhead […]
New York City’s five top public defender organizations are pressuring the state for change after they were led to believe that criminal justice reforms would be included in the state’s most recent budget passed by the legislature – but were not. The reforms, proposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, would have included restrictions to […]