Category: Health News

Medicare for All Is Not Just Good Politics—It’s Good for Business, Too  The Nation

Having health insurance tethered to employment is a terrible idea.

The sweet side of CBD: Jelly Belly creator launches new treat  The Mercury News

David Klein, whose latest candy venture is called Spectrum Confections, is selling bags of jelly beans with CBD oils in three varieties.

Rikers Island’s Former Medical Chief Highlights Health Risks Of Imprisonment : Shots – Health News  NPR

As head of New York City’s correctional health services, Dr. Homer Venters spent nine years overseeing the care of thousands of inmates in the jails on Rikers …

1. Nurses union gives 10-day strike notice to Montefiore, Mount Sinai and New York–Presbyterian  Crain’s New York Business
2. Registered nurses set April 2 strike date at 3 New York City hospital systems  WABC-TV
3. 10,000 NYC nurses are about to go on strike over understaffing  VICE
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High NY Community Raises Thousands As Top Cannabis Business Leaders Embrace Higher Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility  Associated Press

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1. New York recreational marijuana: What to know about pot potency, pesticides, testing trials  The Journal News | LoHud.com
2. From medicinal herb to prohibited substance: a look at how Cannabis Culture has evolved  Buffalo Rising
3. African-Americans miss out on medical-pot push in Florida, other Southern states  Miami Herald
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Weed-lovers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with cannabis-infused Manhattan brunch  New York Post

They traded the wearing o’ the green for the eating of it.

Thrive: ‘Maniacal’ Finances, Companion Care Help Homewatch CareGivers Agency Ramp Up Revenue  Home Health Care News

When Reena Sharm opened her Long Island, New York-based Homewatch CareGivers franchise location in 2013, the odds were stacked against her. New York …

This Rally Looks Sustainable and 11 stories from New Cannabis Ventures  New Cannabis Ventures

This is a copy of the March 17th edition of our weekly Newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. Friends,. As 2018 ended and we shared …

Legalizing Marijuana, With a Focus on Social Justice, Unites Democrats  The New York Times

Legalization of marijuana has become a pillar of progressive politics, and a litmus test for candidates’ commitment to equal treatment for all races in policing and …