I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit – here’s what I want mums to know Kate Morgan Wales community correspondent BBC Sofii says her experience in a mother and baby unit following her diagnosis of OCD and postpartum psychosis tendencies has made the bond withContinue Reading
A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced., Read MoreContinue Reading
The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella., Read MoreContinue Reading
Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Affordable Care Act put in place a package of benefits that health insurance plans must cover. Critics contend this mandate has jacked up premiums. Evidence supporting that claim is mixed…Read MoreContinue Reading
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Reuters The government’s vaccine advisors have been asked to look into whether teenagers should be given the MenB jab This week has shown how utterly devastating and shocking meningitis can be. One day you can be incredibly fit and healthy with the world atContinue Reading
More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men, Read MoreContinue Reading
Twenty-one-year-old Annabelle Mackay has spoken to the BBC about her experience of surviving a meningitis infection. The University of Kent law student believes she may have contracted it on 5 March at Club Chemistry, or possibly on an evening before this when she was out at a different venue. SoContinue Reading
Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and reuse their own blood for medical care, Read MoreContinue Reading
A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion, Read MoreContinue Reading
The world’s largest professional psychiatry organization is preparing for the day when biological indicators can help diagnose and treat mental illness…Read MoreContinue Reading
A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people, Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’tContinue Reading