Many former prisoners struggle to obtain health care after release
[ad_1] When Matthew Boyd was released from a Georgia state prison in December 2020, officials sent him home without medicines he uses to manage chronic heart and lung conditions and high blood pressure, he said. Less than a month later, he spent eight days in an intensive care unit, the first of more than 40 hospital stays since. These days, he can More...
Texas women file lawsuit over state’s abortion ban, saying the law put their lives at risk
[ad_1] Austin, Texas — A group of women and two doctors are suing the state of Texas after the women were denied abortions in the state despite facing what they say were serious risks to their health or the More...
Why some parents lied about their children’s COVID status: “I wanted my child’s life to feel normal”
[ad_1] Some U.S. parents were not honest about their children’s coronavirus symptoms, quarantine measures and testing guidelines, potentially contributing to viral spread, according to a study published More...
Promising drug could provide alternative to statins for those at risk of heart disease, new study finds
[ad_1] A new study has found that a drug could replace statins for those who cannot tolerate them, a promising finding for millions of people who are at risk of heart disease. The study, published in the New More...
Ozempic-like weight loss drug Wegovy coming to the U.K. market, and it will cost a fraction of what Americans pay
[ad_1] London — Major drug store chains in the United Kingdom plan to start selling the weight loss drug Wegovy, a different version of its hugely popular Ozempic brand, this year, as the company that makes More...
Dianne Feinstein hospitalized with shingles
[ad_1] Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., waits for the Senate subway in the Capitol on Feb. 2, 2023. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images More...
Eli Lilly is cutting insulin prices by 70% and capping customers’ costs. But for some the changes come too late.
[ad_1] As insulin makers face increased pressure over the cost of insulin, Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that it plans to cut prices on its most commonly prescribed insulin products by up to 70% and cap customers’ More...
As climate changes, climate anxiety rises in youth
[ad_1] Kids often worry about much different things than their parents do. One of the big ones is climate change. Research shows most youth are “extremely worried” about it, leading to a phenomenon More...
California couple sues fertility clinic for allegedly implanting embryo with deadly cancer gene and trying to cover it up
[ad_1] Jason and Melissa Diaz had hoped to protect their children from the deadly cancer genes they had both inherited. Melissa has the BRCA-1 mutation, which increases her risk of developing breast and ovarian More...
Walking just 11 minutes per day could lower risk of stroke, heart disease and some cancers significantly, study says
[ad_1] London — Taking an 11-minute brisk walk every day, or walking 75 minutes per week, will lower your risk of stroke, heart disease and a number of cancers, a new study from Cambridge University says. Researchers More...
