An Editor Whose Business Is Fitness
by Molly Mirhashem, an editor on the Well desk, wants to motivate readers of all ages and experience levels.Molly Mirhashem, an editor on the Well desk, …
Month: May 2024
Mobile medical clinics bring health care directly to homeless veterans in 25 cities
Over 35,000 veterans in the U.S. are homeless; health care is not always their top priority. The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs aims to bridge that gap …
When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock
Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say it often restricts coverage unnecessarily.Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate …
Undercooked bear meat to blame for infecting family with rare roundworm parasite: CDC
A family was infected with a rare parasite after eating undercooked black bear meat that was harvested in Canada, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
ADHD affects 1 in 9 kids in US, new report reveals: ‘Shame and stigma’
Diagnoses of ADHD continue to rise among U.S. youth, affecting one in every nine U.S. kids, a new report reveals. Mental health experts explain the …
Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic
Negotiators plan to ask for more time. Among the sticking points are equitable access to vaccines and financing to set up surveillance systems.Negotiators plan to …
How junk food causes cancer – as Morgan Spurlock, maker of Super Size Me, dies from disease aged 53
Mountains of research in recent decades have shown that eating lots of processed foods is linked to at least 34 different types of cancers – even …
Beef Tissue from Sick Cow Tests Positive for Bird Flu Virus
Federal officials said that muscle from a sick dairy cow had tested positive for the virus, but reiterated that the commercial meat supply was safe.Federal …
Mother-of-two was told by doctors the rash on her shin was ‘just flaky skin’ for a DECADE… in fact it was cancer that’s left her with a cricket ball sized crater in her leg
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Despite the mole growing to the size of a 10 pence piece over a decade, Megan Grieves, from Leicester, was repeatedly given …
Men like Scott Disick on Ozempic-like drugs are 3.5 times more likely to suffer embarrassing sexual side effect, first major study shows
Researchers from the University of Texas studied more than 1,500 obese, non-diabetic men on the blockbuster drug and found a staggering number experienced sex problems.Researchers from …