Even morphine doesn’t help my horrific period pain “What I go through is not normal, but it is normalised,” says Emily “It felt like being stabbed, I’d be on my hands and knees in pain.” Emily Handstock, 25 has struggled with period pain for 10 years and has documented theContinue Reading
Zepbound, the new GLP-1 weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly & Co., has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea., Read MoreContinue Reading
A state judge on Friday ruled Missouri’s nearly total abortion ban violates the state’s Constitution as amended by voters on Nov. 5 and partially blocked enforcement of the abortion law., Read MoreContinue Reading
Patients most “in need” should be able to see the same doctor at every appointment in their local GP surgery, the government says. GPs will be rewarded financially if they do this and if they go “above and beyond” preventing common killers like heart disease or treating high blood pressureContinue Reading
A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, Read MoreContinue Reading
The president-elect’s choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA, and CDC, hold positions on issues including abortion and vaccination that are often at odds…Read MoreContinue Reading
Americas Worst Traitor’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Yet the president-elect is also seen as someone who could improve their lives with a better economy, even if that means forgoing healthContinue Reading
A Texas man facing execution did not appear at the state Capitol after two failed attempts by lawmakers to issue a subpoena for his testimony, Read MoreContinue Reading
Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, Read MoreContinue Reading
The U.S. flu season is underway, Read MoreContinue Reading
Getty Images AI can potentially spot much more from a blood test than currently possible This is the third feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments. Ovarian cancer is “rare, underfunded, and deadly”, says Audra Moran, head of the OvarianContinue Reading
The federal government is phasing out off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes, Read MoreContinue Reading
Packaged foods in the U_S_ must follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy.”, Read MoreContinue Reading