World Health Organization approves updated cholera vaccine to combat surge in cases
by The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the …
Category: Health – US
Utah mom fights for her daughter’s access to discontinued diabetes medication: ‘Life-saving’
A Utah mother is fighting for her teen daughter’s access to diabetes medicine after it was discontinued. Alison Smart, plus other parents and medical experts, …
Heat-Related ER Visits Rose in 2023, CDC Study Finds
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health …
Scotland Pauses Gender Medications for Minors
The change followed a sweeping review by England’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence for youth gender treatments.The change followed a sweeping review …
World Health Organization, experts reach landmark agreement on how to define airborne diseases
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have established a consensus on what it means for a disease to spread through the air, officials …
Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem
The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.The company …
W.H.O. Broadens Definition of Airborne Diseases
After a drawn-out global controversy over the coronavirus, the W.H.O. has updated its classification of how pathogens spread through the air.After a drawn-out global controversy …
Having trouble sleeping? It could be for this surprising reason, experts say
What you eat can have an impact on your sleep. Two sleep experts shared foods that promote sleep, foods to avoid, and how to know …
Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs
Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times, may have an explanation.Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, …
Study finds evidence of microplastics in brains and other organs
Two recently-published studies investigated how microplastics can find their way inside the organs of both humans and mice, and what the potential impact can be.Two …