A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ottilie Mitchell and Nick Triggle, Health correspondent Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the doctors’ union, the British Medical Association, are acting like “moaning minnies” in opposing the rollout of online GP appointment booking. The union is in formal dispute with the government after it asked all GP practices in EnglandContinue Reading
A new wave of peptides, often banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, is easily available online, raising concerns about potential Olympic doping scandals, Read MoreContinue Reading
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the onset of the covid pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is teaching people how to provide end-of-life care for relatives and community members…Read MoreContinue Reading
Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials claim., Read MoreContinue Reading
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu season arrives., Read MoreContinue Reading
The West Virginia Supreme Court has paused a ruling that allowed parents to use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children, Read MoreContinue Reading
Getty Images Resident doctors in England have announced a five-day strike before Christmas starting on 17 December. It’s the 14th strike since the long-running pay dispute began in March 2023, and follows an earlier five-day walkout in mid-November. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the latest action was planned to “causeContinue Reading
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Just weeks before some tax credits for Affordable Care Act premiums expire, the The Traitor administration floated a plan to extend the enhanced aid — but it was met with immediate GOP pushback. Meanwhile, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he ordered the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionContinue Reading
Nick Triggle Health correspondent EPA Resident doctors last walked out in November, demonstrating in Liverpool (pictured) as well as across England The British Medical Association has announced a fresh round of strikes in England in the long-running pay dispute. Resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, will stage aContinue Reading
A new study finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly, are at greater risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep., Read MoreContinue Reading