20 minutes ago James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Getty Images Scientists at Oxford University have developed a new vaccine that could be used within months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths. TheContinue Reading
New ethics disclosures show the president invested in Eli Lilly and a company that manufactures injectable devices as his health agencies implemented policies that benefited them…Read MoreContinue Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, Read MoreContinue Reading
Head spas, which offer scalp and face massages, are gaining popularity in the U.S. Hundreds of locations, especially in California and New York, now offer these services, Read MoreContinue Reading
1 hour ago Alison Holt, Social affairs editor and Nick Triggle, Health correspondent Getty Images Single-sex spaces – such as changing rooms and toilets – must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities watchdog has confirmed. This means, for instance, that a trans womanContinue Reading
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. North Carolina is the latest to pass such a law, and experts expect more to follow…Read MoreContinue Reading
New Mexico authorities say three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a rural home for a suspected drug overdose, Read MoreContinue Reading
Healthcare workers in eastern Congo say they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare Ebola virus spreads rapidly in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places, Read MoreContinue Reading
4 hours ago Noel Titheradge Investigations correspondent BBC The bungalow doesn’t look much like a children’s home. A sheet of privacy film wrongly placed outside a window is peeling. Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken. The children’s home is unregistered and therefore illegal butContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans, Read MoreContinue Reading
Dogs who are given supplements containing cannabidiol, or CBD, over a period of years show lowered aggression levels, a new study claims., Read MoreContinue Reading
The risk of global spread of the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is high at national, regional levels but low at the global level, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, Read MoreContinue Reading
The World Health Organization says the risk of spread of the Ebola virus is high in Congo and Uganda, but low globally, Read MoreContinue Reading