No one has been sentenced in connection with the tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad. Authorities have indicted over a dozen people but doubts prevail that the proceedings will uncover
“We have these four tenets that go with my model: access, connection, knowledge and empowerment,” she said. Some patients “cry because they’ve never had that kind of care or respect.”Joseph’s organization relies heavily on philanthropy, which makes up about half its $3.5 million budget. This allows the clinics to accept patients who can pay little or nothing.
For women with no major health problems, research shows midwifery is cheaper globally than care led by OB-GYNs and leads to fewer medical procedures like C-sections, said Marian Knight, a professor of maternal and child population health at the University of Oxford in England.Some of Commonsense Childbirth’s patients with complications are referred to specialists. Most choose to give birth at a local hospital, where Joseph has forged strong ties. They then return to a midwife for postpartum care.“It’s Jennie’s National Health Service,” Joseph said with a sly smile.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators announced an effort Tuesday to phase out ingestible
supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front inPsilocybin mushrooms are the most often used among psychedelic drugs, according to a report by the nonpartisan Rand research group.
that 8 million people in the U.S. used psilocybin in 2023 and half of them reported microdosing the last time they used it.Even microdosing advocates caution that the long-term effects have not been studied in humans.
Other warnings: Unregulated products from shady sources could contain harmful substances. And accidentally taking too much could cause disturbing sensations.The nonprofit Fireside Project offers free phone support for people during a psychedelic experience and has received hundreds of calls about microdosing.