
Canadian doctors are prescribing free passes to national parks to treat patients
CNN
Much has been said about the healing power of nature. Now, some medical professionals in Canada are increasingly prescribing it.
Doctors are instructing their patients to wander park trails, feel the crunch of leaves beneath their feet and breathe in fresh air. It's part of BC Parks Foundation's growing PaRX program, which intends to improve people's mental and physical health by connecting them with nature.
Since PaRX launched in November 2020 participating doctors have prescribed countless hours in the sun.

As the Army celebrates its 250th birthday, officials say the military’s apolitical nature is at risk
As the US Army prepares for its 250th birthday celebration with a major parade of military hardware in Washington, DC, which just happens to coincide with President Donald’s Trumps birthday, former officials are growing increasingly concerned about how the military is being pulled into the political arena by the Trump administration, multiple former and current officials told CNN.