Lowers acceptable PFAS levels in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new advisories that lower the acceptable ingestible levels of systemic pollutants in drinking water. These…
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Supreme Court May Take Up Herbicide Case
Was not listed in pending case dismissals. On Monday, the Supreme Court released a list of pending appeals they would not be taking up in the upcoming months.…
Read MoreVA Adds Nine Cancers to Service-Connected Disabilities
Rare respiratory cancers linked to airborne carcinogens in the field. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has added nine rare respiratory cancers to their list of disabilities caused…
Read MoreState Department Evacuating Ukrainian Child Cancer Patients
Spokesman Price says an airlift from Poland will transport patients to St. Jude. The State Department has announced that they are helping evacuate four pediatric cancer patients from…
Read MoreRepresentative Jim Hagedorn Passes Away
The Minnesota representative battled kidney cancer. Sitting U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn has passed away after battling kidney cancer. The representative for Minnesota’s First Congressional District had been diagnosed…
Read MoreSupreme Court Declines Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Appeal
The lower court ruling stands on $2.1 billion in damage for contaminated powder. The Supreme Court turned down a Johnson & Johnson appeal challenging a $2.1 billion civil…
Read MoreSenator Tillis to Undergo Prostate Cancer Surgery
Emphasizes importance of screenings and early detection. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina disclosed a diagnosis of prostate cancer, saying in a statement that he is scheduled for…
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