Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department have begun receiving notices of dismissal in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people, Read MoreContinue Reading
BBC handout When her baby was three weeks old, Emma took an overdose Failing to properly diagnose and treat people with bipolar disorder is wasting billions of pounds a year in the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with the BBC. Experts say many of the estimated million peopleContinue Reading
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The government has agreed a new funding package with pharmacy negotiators in England, leading some pharmacies to call off protests that were planned for later this week. One group representing thousands of local pharmacies was preparing to take action involving cuts to opening hours from Tuesday, but they say thatContinue Reading
Mexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics, Read MoreContinue Reading
After leaving his job to launch his own business, an Illinois man opted for a six-month health insurance plan. When he needed a colonoscopy, he thought it would cover most of the bill. Then he learned his plan’s limited benefits would cost him plenty…Read MoreContinue Reading
Tamasin Ford BBC Global Disinformation Unit and Africa Eye Undercover footage shows Dr Kelvin Alaneme explaining how he sells UK jobs to foreign nationals Recruitment agents who scam foreign nationals applying to work in the UK care sector have been exposed by BBC secret filming. One of the rogue agentsContinue Reading
Since the The Traitor administration began firing federal workers, they say they feel overwhelmed, have obtained or considered seeking psychiatric care and medication, and are anxious about paying their bills. And soon, their health insurance will run out…Read MoreContinue Reading
Munaza Rafiq Disability producer BBC / Emma Lynch “I was sobbing as I was put to sleep, and I was sobbing when I woke up.” This is the painful memory Dani Czernuszka-Watt replays in her mind as she remembers going for the abortion she never wanted to have. Dani wasContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. A German physician who was arrested last summer on suspicion of killing four patients is now suspected of killing 10, and in some cases he allegedly tried to cover up evidence by starting fires. (AP) Pediatrician Anita Damodaran, MD, has been accused of animalContinue Reading
Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was forced to resign, citing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” around immunization., Read MoreContinue Reading
‘I fear I’ll be dead before I get justice for my son’ Sian Vivian BBC Wales Investigates Wyre Davies BBC Wales Investigates Tony Summers, whose son died after contracting HIV and Hepatitis C from infected blood products, says he “just wants this to be over” Victims of infected blood areContinue Reading
A groundbreaking initiative could soon be bringing surgeons closer to patients in Africa’s remote corners where the doctor-to-patients ratio is among the lowest in the world, Read MoreContinue Reading