Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to get an energy rush, say experts who worry the trend could soon take off in the UK. The small teabag-like pouches,Continue Reading
The GOP’s tax and spending law and a new rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid will make it harder to enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans, will raise consumers’ out-of-pocket costs, and could prompt younger, healthier people, including lawfully present immigrants who will lose financial aid…Read MoreContinue Reading
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Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergarten students decreased during the 2024-2025 school year, according to federal data released Thursday., Read MoreContinue Reading
Older driver rules ‘could have saved mum’s life’ Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Lauren Woodhead BBC England Data Unit Eady family Claire Eady believes her mother’s fatal crash could have been avoided Claire Eady believes that if the rules for older drivers were different her mum would still beContinue Reading
A statewide initiative to formalize the role of community health workers and expand their ranks was meant to improve the health of underserved communities, particularly Hispanic populations, who often experience higher rates of chronic illnesses. But years in, California has abandoned a certification program and rescinded public support…Read MoreContinue Reading
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to relax rules aimed at reducing auto tailpipe emissions, Read MoreContinue Reading
A top U.S. cardiologist says doctors are “underdosing” high-potency statins to patients who have high levels of “bad” cholesterol even as their numbers soar., Read MoreContinue Reading
A bipartisan program in Michigan aims to address the high costs of parenting by giving mothers thousands of dollars in cash with no strings attached, Read MoreContinue Reading
A major supplier of healthcare equipment to people who are being discharged from hospital or need support in their own homes, is on the brink of going bust. NRS Healthcare, which works with the NHS and about 40 councils in England and Northern Ireland, is expected to run out ofContinue Reading
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem has killed one person and sickened nearly two dozen others, New York City health officials said., Read MoreContinue Reading
Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become, Read MoreContinue Reading