[ad_1] Black Angels remembered for treating tuberculosis patients decades ago Black Angels remembered for treating tuberculosis patients decades ago 03:30 NEW YORK — As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we have a little-known story about nurses on the front line of a pandemic, but this one is not about COVID-19. …
Read More »This man claims Parkinson’s disease symptoms disappeared with exercise: Here’s why
[ad_1] To learn about how 51-year-old Scott Hanley erased his Parkinson’s symptoms with his fitness routine, click the article below. (Scott Hanley/Rory Hanley) Welcome to the Fox News Health Newsletter. If this newsletter is not already delivered to your email, please subscribe here. ‘USE IT OR LOSE IT’ – Exercise …
Read More »Medicaid raid: Millions of Americans are about to lose coverage. Here’s what to know.
[ad_1] 3 million Pennsylvanians need to renew Medicaid eligibility to continue state-sponsored health insur 3 million Pennsylvanians need to renew Medicaid eligibility to continue state-sponsored health insur 02:34 For millions of Americans who get medical care under Medicaid, the end of March marks a grim deadline. Starting April 1, states …
Read More »WHO considers adding obesity drugs on its ‘essential medicines’ list
[ad_1] Drugs that combat obesity are under consideration for the first time for the World Health Organization’s “essential medicines list,” used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middle-income countries, the U.N. agency told Reuters. A panel of advisers to the WHO will review new requests for drugs to …
Read More »Gender gap in concussion research leaves female athletes struggling
[ad_1] Hayley Hodson had Olympic dreams from a young age. “Without a doubt, an Olympic gold medal,” Hodson told CBS News. Hodson excelled as a star volleyball player at Stanford, but she suffered a concussion at practice during what her coaches called the “courage” drill. “It really felt like target …
Read More »COVID vaccine fatigue: Study explores why many are refusing booster shots
[ad_1] As the world continues to move toward a post-pandemic life — and as the World Health Organization (WHO) recently predicted that COVID-19 will end in 2023 as a public health emergency — Americans may have reached a state of “vaccine fatigue,” data suggests. A recent study published in the …
Read More »How one retired executive helped change a wounded Ukrainian soldier’s life
[ad_1] Ukrainian soldier arrives in New York for surgery on legs wounded in war Ukrainian soldier arrives in New York for surgery on legs wounded in war 02:01 Retired businessman Gary Wasserson had never worked in the nonprofit world, but today he calls himself a humanitarian. The 67-year-old former telecommunications …
Read More »COVID vaccines are not needed for healthy kids and teens, says World Health Organization
[ad_1] Healthy children and teens likely don’t need COVID-19 vaccinations, according to updated guidance posted on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) met last week to create a revised roadmap for COVID vaccinations. The new roadmap defines …
Read More »An Florida ER’s error lands 4-year-old Keeling McLin in collections — for care he didn’t receive
[ad_1] Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida home after her 4-year-old burned his hand on a stove last Memorial Day weekend. Her family is insured through her husband’s employer, HCA Healthcare, a Nashville-based health system that operates …
Read More »Doctors in training are unionizing in record numbers today: Here’s what they want
[ad_1] More medical residents across the country are joining a union known as the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR). They want a stronger collective voice in advocating for a safe and healthy training environment as they move toward being fully fledged practicing physicians. “Residents at Penn and across the country …
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