Informed consent is an ethical principle in which a healthcare provider provides sufficient information about a person's diagnosis and all available treatments in terms and language the person can ...

In September 2024, the Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority proposed its own wastewater treatment plant to alleviate costs to taxpayers from mounting rate increases by the Bucks County Water ...

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) treatment involves a combination of different therapies, psychiatric medications, and coping strategies. Previously known as multiple personality disorder or split ...

A recent clinical trial has found that a plant-based pill could offer a promising new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes. The drug, a derivative of berberine, was shown to significantly ...

For months, the companies building Hyundai’s electric vehicles and the batteries to power them have trucked millions of gallons of wastewater from the manufacturing facility in Ellabell to private ...

Treating wastewater for reuse as drinking water has long been controversial. But as the technology has advanced and water resources dwindle, more cities are exploring direct reuse. El Paso is the ...

A compilation of genomes from species in the genus Solanum could help scientists to blend the best aspects of productive staple crops and genetically diverse but under-studied indigenous crops ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft risk assessment says.

Mosaic and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are set to hold a public hearing on March 11 in Plant City to discuss a proposal to inject treated wastewater from gypsum stacks ...

Despite its benefits, extracting thorium is a complex process. It requires large amounts of acid and energy, along with hundreds of tons of wastewater to purify just one gram. However, if successfully ...