Republicans in Washington are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans…Read MoreContinue Reading
Singer ‘helpless’ after baby girl contracted RSV virus Lisa McHugh Hallie was in hospital for 10 days and had to be fed through a tube County Fermanagh-based country music singer Lisa McHugh has told how her baby daughter spent 10 “horrendous” days in hospital after contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).Continue Reading
The U.S. Justice Department says Alabama is unnecessarily institutionalizing children with physical disabilities in nursing homes and hospitals, Read MoreContinue Reading
The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather, Read MoreContinue Reading
Turkey’s state-run news agency says at least 30 people have died in Istanbul in the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image source, Getty Images By Jennifer Clarke BBC News Former health secretary Matt Hancock will appear before the Covid inquiry again on Thursday, as it considers the roll-out of vaccines and anti-viral treatment across the UK. In July 2024, the inquiry’s first report said the UK’s flawed pandemic preparations hadContinue Reading
You might have been told to leave the straps in your locker unless you’re pulling the heaviest weights. Here’s an exception…Read MoreContinue Reading
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to let low-income parents with young kids enroll without working in a Medicaid program that provides coverage for some able-bodied adults, Read MoreContinue Reading
A primary care clinic burned, medical offices closed, and hospitals struggled with possible evacuations. The wildfires that have incinerated large swaths of Los Angeles County are stressing the region’s health care infrastructure. Still, providers continue to find ways to deliver vital care…Read MoreContinue Reading
Eating greater amounts of red meat — especially processed bacon, sausage and bologna — increases the likelihood of cognitive decline and dementia, a new study suggests., Read MoreContinue Reading
Eating greater amounts of red meat — especially processed bacon, sausage and bologna — increases the likelihood of cognitive decline and dementia, a new study suggests., Read MoreContinue Reading
The federal government is banning the long-used synthetic food dye Red No. 3 after further linkage to cancer in test study animals, according to new information., Read MoreContinue Reading
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule would limit the level of nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products if finalized, the agency said on Wednesday., Read MoreContinue Reading