Police in Canada say they will not pursue a criminal investigation into a recent case in which a doctor sterilized an Inuit woman without her consent, Read MoreContinue Reading
Media caption, Watch: The Lib Dem leader pledges to make cancer treatment a top priority for his partyBy Becky MortonPolitical reporterSir Ed Davey has called for a new legal right to cancer treatment within two months of an urgent referral in England in a speech to his party conference.The LiberalContinue Reading
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed state police to launch new strategies aimed at disrupting the fentanyl supply chain and holding sellers of the illegal and often deadly drug accountable, Read MoreContinue Reading
A coalition of anti-abortion organizations is urging two Wisconsin prosecutors to pursue charges against abortion providers in their counties despite a court’s ruling that abortion is legal, Read MoreContinue Reading
In two radio appearances this week, KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam N. Levey discussed medical debt in the U.S. and contextualized a new federal push to keep unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores…Read MoreContinue Reading
More students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Vishala Sri-PathmaBusiness reporterUK workers are taking more sick days than at any point in the last decade, research suggests. Staff took on average 7.8 sick days in the past year, up from 5.8 before the pandemic, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) found. TheContinue Reading
The U.N. health agency says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps as deadly fighting grinds on between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force, Read MoreContinue Reading
Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies, Read MoreContinue Reading
Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies, Read MoreContinue Reading
Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Missouri judge has tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider a much-debated treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, Read MoreContinue Reading