Adela Suliman

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Please stop licking psychedelic toads, National Park Service warns

The National Park Service told visitors to quit licking the Sonoran Desert toad in attempts to get high from the natural psychedelic substance bufotenin, also known as 5-MeO-DMT.

Sleeping under 5 hours? Your risk of chronic disease is higher, study warns.

Sleeping 5 hours or less a night can increase the risk of multiple chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer or diabetes, says a study of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s.

Chemical hair-straightening linked to uterine cancer, study warns Black women

Chemical hair-straightening products may be putting women, especially Black women, at greater risk of uterine cancer, a National Institutes of Health study says.

Surgeons in Brazil, U.K. use virtual reality to separate conjoined twins

Twins Arthur and Bernardo Lima, conjoined at the brain, were separated by surgeons in Britain and Brazil using virtual reality techniques.

A deadly virus was just identified in Ghana: What to know about Marburg

The World Health Organization confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus in Ghana. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola and has no vaccine.

Actress Constance Wu says she attempted suicide, spotlights Asian American mental health

The ‘Fresh off the Boat’ actress said more Asian Americans needed to discuss mental health as she made her return to social media.

U.K.’s elite Cambridge University opens inquiry into student deaths

Students at the university have reported a “mental health crisis” after several suspected suicide deaths.

Texas Supreme Court blocks order that allowed abortions to resume

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has said he is committed to making the state “fully pro-life.”

E.U. proposes ban on flavored heated tobacco products as sales rise

The proposal, which does not address e-cigarettes that heat liquid rather than tobacco, is part of a wider plan to tackle cancer rates in the E.U.

Elmo gets covid vaccine, sparks another Muppet feud with Ted Cruz

This isn’t the first time Texas Republican Cruz has tangled with a high-profile Sesame Street Muppet over vaccines.