Medicare now will cover Wegovy after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the manufacturer to market the popular weight-loss drug as a treatment for heart problems., Read MoreContinue Reading
Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, Read MoreContinue Reading
Candy treats that use roller balls to let kids eat sweet liquid have been linked to choking, including at least one death, Read MoreContinue Reading
Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday announced the world’s first successful genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a human., Read MoreContinue Reading
Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, Read MoreContinue Reading
South Korea is poised to start suspending the licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors as a punitive measure against their weekslong walkouts that have shaken hospital operations, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image caption, Cucumber picker Sumathy lost a baby 12 weeks into her pregnancy By Tulip Mazumdar Global health correspondent Working in extreme heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage for pregnant women, according to new research from India. The study found that the risks to mothers-to-be are significantlyContinue Reading
A new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason, Read MoreContinue Reading
Kenyan doctors have stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week, Read MoreContinue Reading
South Korea’s government says it will take final steps to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors next week, Read MoreContinue Reading
California wants to pay doctors more money to convince them to see more Medicaid patients, Read MoreContinue Reading
California voters have approved a measure that Gov. Gavin Newson says he needs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, Read MoreContinue Reading
California voters pass measure requiring counties to spend on housing, drug treatment programs to tackle homelessness, Read MoreContinue Reading