An estimated 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers have gone on strike to demand better wages and staffing, Read MoreContinue Reading
New York health officials have confirmed the first case of locally acquired chikungunya virus in the state and the first in the country in more than five years., Read MoreContinue Reading
Indonesian officials say they have detected traces of radioactive cesium 137 at a clove plantation as the country searches for the source of radioactive contamination that forced recalls of shrimp and spices exported to the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug …, Read MoreContinue Reading
The United Nations’ food aid agency warns that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries, Read MoreContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
The Melodies for Mums classes in south London started in 2017 and now take on more than 400 women a year Specially designed singing classes are clinically effective at treating mums with postnatal depression, a major three-year study has found. The authors say they could also be cost effective forContinue Reading
The nonprofit group’s investigation found that plant-based protein products were more likely to have hazardous levels of the neurotoxin or heavy metals., Read MoreContinue Reading
Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that parasitic infections are a common issue and that household items can cure them. As this article will explain, there’s little to no evidence for such claims. There are many differentContinue Reading
A new award will help early-career researchers who study dystonia, the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced Tuesday. The award is $150,000 for two years., Read MoreContinue Reading
South Africa’s health minister has called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, a “groundbreaking” tool against the disease, Read MoreContinue Reading
South Korea’s Hyundai ADM Bio said its new cancer drug under development, Penetrium, may prove effective treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and MS., Read MoreContinue Reading
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer Family photo Maria Morris’s family says they still have questions about what led to her death A mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances. Maria Morris, 44, was found unresponsive at BethlemContinue Reading
A suspected attack by militants on a polio vaccine team in northwestern Pakistan has left one police guard dead, Read MoreContinue Reading