LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care, in particular the safety of digital health data, ahead of Republicans taking over the state House in 2025. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing a bill designed to protect reproductive health data including data logged on … Read more
Anastasia Cameron Anastasia Cameron says the skills gap for cutting and styling afro-hair textures has been an issue all her life From the age of seven Anastasia Cameron was turned away from hairdressers because she was told they “don’t do Afro hair”. When she needed a wig after chemotherapy as an adult, little had changed, … Read more
BBC Images Families of children operated on by a disgraced surgeon have labelled independent reports into their care as a “whitewash” and a “final insult”. Yaser Jabbar, a former surgeon at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), carried out procedures including leg lengthening and straightening. He also operated on children with complicated disorders. But some … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message on food issues Thursday, and said he had not made up his mind on whether he would oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Kennedy to head the nation’s health agencies. In an interview with CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand, the independent Vermont senator said that he … Read more
New research offers findings that might be a delightful treat for dark chocolate lovers. A British Medical Journal study published this week suggests that consuming dark chocolate ― more so than milk or white chocolate ― may be associated with a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, a chronic condition that occurs when your blood … Read more
Eli Lilly is spending another $3 billion to bulk up manufacturing as the drugmaker seeks to stoke production of some blockbuster drugs and future products. Lilly said Thursday it will expand a Kenosha County, Wisconsin, factory it bought early this year, and the investment will help meet growing demand for injectable products like its diabetes … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Thirteen children under 14 have died in central Mexico and authorities said Thursday they suspect contaminated IV feeding bags as the culprit. The federal Health Department ordered doctors across the country not to use IV nutrition bags made by the company Productos Hospitalarios S.A de C.V., though the exact source of the … Read more
I’ve been a yoga teacher for decades, but when I first became disabled, I feared that chapter of my life was over. I couldn’t do the poses. I couldn’t lie on my back. I couldn’t even sit for very long. I kept going to classes, but I mostly just stood in the back and swayed, … Read more
At least 364 pertussis infections were reported to health authorities last week, according to figures published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the worst Thanksgiving week for whooping cough in recent decades. This tops the previous Thanksgiving record of 228 cases of pertussis which were reported for the week ending Nov. … Read more
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it was not going ahead with a policy change that would limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgeries and medical procedures. The new policy would have reimbursed doctors based on time limits set by the insurer. Anthem BCBS, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S., quietly announced … Read more