Incidence of illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension are climbing quickly in most sub-Saharan countries, but the conditions are rarely diagnosed or treated.Read More
View More African Countries Made Huge Gains in Life Expectancy. Now That Could Be Erased.Category: Health & Wellbeing
Data Breach Could Compromise Lawmakers’ Personal Information
A cyberattack on the District of Columbia’s online health insurance marketplace may have compromised identifying data of many members of Congress and other users.Read More
View More Data Breach Could Compromise Lawmakers’ Personal InformationD.C. Health Marketplace Hack Could Compromise Lawmakers’ Personal Information
A cyberattack on the District of Columbia’s online health insurance marketplace may have compromised identifying data of many members of Congress and other users.Read More
View More D.C. Health Marketplace Hack Could Compromise Lawmakers’ Personal InformationOpioids Are Leading Cause of Child Poisoning Deaths, Study Finds
A review of poisonings among children 5 and younger found that opioids contributed to nearly half of deaths from 2005 to 2018, largely from accidental…
View More Opioids Are Leading Cause of Child Poisoning Deaths, Study FindsCovid Origins Hearing Opens With Arguments for Lab Leak Theory
At its first public hearing, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic plunged into the politically charged debate over the origins of the virus.Read…
View More Covid Origins Hearing Opens With Arguments for Lab Leak TheoryKidnapping in Mexico Draws Attention to Medical Tourism
Here’s what experts say about the risks and promises of traveling abroad for cost-efficient care.Read More
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I Stayed Home Rather Than Vacation With My Husband And Son. I Truly Don’t Regret It.
“’I don’t think I can do this,’ I squeaked out to my husband as we were three days away from packing our bags.”Read More
View More I Stayed Home Rather Than Vacation With My Husband And Son. I Truly Don’t Regret It.Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in 21 States
The decision applies to conservative states whose attorneys general threatened Walgreens and other pharmacies with legal action if they dispensed the pill there.Read More
View More Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in 21 StatesWalgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States
The chain’s situation shows the complicated legal and reputational landscape that it and its competitors must navigate in the post-Roe era.Read More
View More Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 StatesHearing on Covid’s Origins Promises Politics Mixed With Substance
In advance of a hearing on Wednesday expected to focus on the lab leak theory, House Republicans took aim at Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, whom…
View More Hearing on Covid’s Origins Promises Politics Mixed With Substance