Category: Health & Wellness
Women’s History Month: Vivian Pinn Legendary Champion of Women’s Health
By Mae Jordan As the inaugural Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the...
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Medicaid’s New Approach to Sickle Cell Coverage May Expand Access to New Treatments
By Phil Galewitz Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St....
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Doctors With Troubled Pasts Perform Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury
Many patients are enduring emotional and physical scars after visiting cosmetic surgery firms that hire surgeons with a history of malpractice and misconduct.
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NIH Launches Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce Stillbirth Rate
The National Institutes of Health has launched a five-year, $37 million consortium to reduce the country’s “unacceptably high” stillbirth rate.
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EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Many polluters no longer have to report greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane, reducing corporate accountability for health risks and climate change.
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Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices similar to those that led it to temporarily shut down just three years ago, sparking a nationwide formula shortage.
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Health News: Baby Eye Development, Diabetes & Alzheimer’s, COVID’s Autoimmune Link
Catch up on the latest health news on protecting your baby’s eyesight from pregnancy to preschool; a possible connection between diabetes and early Alzheimer’s disease; and why COVID-19 may be linked to higher risk of autoimmune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis.
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CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The number of confirmed cases of measles rose to 483 this year over 2024. An unvaccinated child died of measles in Texas, the first such death in the U.S. since 2015. About 20% of unvaccinated people who get measles wind up in the hospital.
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Cuts to Science Research Funding Cut American Lives Short
The Trump administration has proposed a dramatic reduction in federal funding and support of the critical infrastructure that keeps labs open and running. Numerous scientists and health professionals have noted that changes will have far-reaching, harmful outcomes for the health and well-being of the American people.
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Weather Events Impact Views on Climate Change and Health
Seventy percent of older adults who had experienced at least one weather emergency in the past two years are more likely to be concerned about climate change and their health. This includes a wildfire, extreme heat, severe storm or power outage lasting more than a day.
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Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health
Now that spring is upon us, it’s time to spring clean. And I’m not just talking about your living...
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Synthetic Hair Products Used by Black Women Contain Carcinogens
Yet another study has revealed the danger of hair products used primarily by Black women. New...
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