As a general rule, phrases that offend groups of people are off limits in any respectful and caring group of people. Words that bring down folks in certain demographics have evolved into things that are just not OK to say, even as a joke. But that doesn’t seem to apply as much to fat-shaming. Many … Read more
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Adele Darlington A year on, Adele and her daughter Jasmine are looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays at home It was almost a year ago that Adele Darlington, who is 41 and from Warrington, was in a critical condition in hospital following massive bleeding while giving birth to her baby girl. She was losing … Read more
NEW YORK — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said. But he left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park. Nearly four days after the shooting … Read more
For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. Getting someone on the phone to help can be next to impossible. Coverage of care and prescriptions is often unceremoniously denied. This week’s fatal … Read more
MEXICO CITY — In Mexico City’s bustling historic center, the Hospital de Jesus covers most of a city block. Its faded unassuming yellow facade, characteristic of the middle of the last century, obscures the medical center within founded 500 years ago by Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés. Entering between street-level shoe stores, visitors find the oldest … Read more
CEO killing surfaces anger aimed at health insurance industry – CBS News Watch CBS News While investigators haven’t locked down a motive for the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the killing has triggered a wave of anger and criticism on social media. Much of it is aimed, not at the shooter, but at … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans made the high cost of living a major focus of their campaigns in 2024. And for all of their vitriolic attacks on Democrats over issues like crime and immigration, it may have been their promise to … Read more
If you’ve been staying up to speed on food safety news, then you’ve probably noticed there’s been a stream of recalls recently. Last month, bagged organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms were recalled due to an outbreak of E. coli, and weeks later, Sunfed Produce, LLC, recalled cucumbers due to a potential salmonella contamination. Earlier … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The issue is that the amendment does not specifically override any … Read more