American College of Physicians calls US food insecurity a threat to public health
Inadequate access to nutrition has become a threat to public health in the U.S., amplifying existing food insecurity and social issues, the American College of Physicians declared on Monday. With about 10 percent of the U.S. population suffering from food insecurity, more needs to be done to address the source of the problem and strengthen public health, the organization argued in a new position paper. Achieving these goals means empowering physicians and other medical professionals to better account for social drivers of health that are happening beyond their office doo
Read MoreMore than 6 in 10 say it's important for midterm candidates to support abortion access: poll
More than six in 10 Americans say it's important that candidates running for Congress in this year's midterms support abortion access, according to a new Morning Consult-Politico
Read MoreTrump touts endorsed Arizona Senate candidate in new video
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters released a video on Monday showing him alongside former President Trump, who repeatedly praised Masters's candidacy. Trump endorsed Masters earlier this month in his August primary race against four other Republicans, with the winner facing incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) in November in what is expected to be a close race. “Blake Masters is an incredible person, a very smart guy and an 'America First' figh
Read MoreBiden, NOAA announce new actions on illegal fishing
President Biden on Monday signed a national security memo aimed at addressing illegal fishing in international waters. The memo seeks to increase international coordination to address labor issues in the fishing industry and remove labor abuses from the supply chain, according to a White House fact sheet. It also aims to restrict the market for the products of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labor. During this week’s United Nations (U.N.) Ocean Conference, the Biden administration is also poised to announce an alliance with the Unit
Read MoreReopening Florida corals to fishing defies science and economics
In the waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast stands a wonder of nature that few people would expect to find: an old-growth forest. Some 50 miles east of Daytona and in 230 to 325 feet of water, the ivory tree coral Oculina varicosa grows in dense thickets — the only place this coral species is found on Earth. Scientific core
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