Healing Appalachia, a music festival that raises awareness for and celebrates recovery from opioid addiction, is moving from West Virginia to eastern Kentucky this September with the fest’s co-founder Tyler Childers headlining alongside Chris Stapleton. The benefit concert will take place on Sept. 19th and 20th in Ashland, Kentucky, on “a mountaintop near the Boyd County Fairgrounds.” Both Childers and Stapleton are Kentucky natives, so the festival is being billed as a bit of a hometown show for both this year. According to a release, more artists will be announced...

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Fake weight loss injections with dirty needles being sent to NI Illegal "weight loss injections" with dirty needles are being sold over social media and sent to people in Northern Ireland, a BBC investigation has found. BBC News NI made test purchases of syringes which claimed to contain semaglutide, a prescription-only drug, via Facebook from sellers based in Great Britain. When tested, the liquid was not semaglutide but did contain carnitine – a supplement that can be bought on the high street. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said...

Lawmakers in the West Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would impose civil and criminal penalties upon individuals who violate the state’s law prohibiting abortion pill distribution. Senate Bill 85 adds the penalties to the current law by making it a felony to mail or distribute abortion pills, including from outside jurisdictions. Nearly all preborn children are protected from abortion in the state. The bill passed the Senate with a vote of 28 to 5, with one member absent. “This important legislation is designed to protect life in West...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared in West Virginia on Friday, March 28, to discuss the state's health initiatives — but also made a few rude remarks at Governor Patrick Morrisey's expense. During the joint live appearance, they spoke about the administration having West Virginia lead the “Make America Healthy Again” movement and save federal tax dollars as well, WVVA reports. Morrisey, 57, introduced Kennedy, 70, to the stage for the event. During his speech, Kennedy began to fat-shame Gov. Morrisey, as seen in a video...