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US children are much more likely to die than kids in similar countries, study finds
Children’s health Chronic diseases See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow American children’s health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate than those in …
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US
Vaccines Children’s health Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large, smoldering outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the United States to a troubling new milestone: There have been more measles cases …
‘Cool’ people tend to have these six things in common, study finds
Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! An international team of researchers may have just cracked the code for what makes someone “cool.” And no matter where you live, the personality traits that make someone “cool” appear to be consistent across countries, according to the study, published this week in the …
Top FDA vaccine official rejected broad use of Covid-19 shots, documents show
Vaccines Federal agencies Respiratory viruses New in medicine See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use of two Covid-19 vaccines, newly released documents show. Dr. Vinay Prasad, director …
Major insurance changes are coming to GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here’s how that could affect patients
Prescription drugs Food & health Chronic diseases See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Last week, Tara Eacobacci had an appointment with her doctor that was devoted exclusively to the topic of health insurance. A major change to her prescription benefits meant the medication she was using …
US judge says layoffs at Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted
A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. US District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition …