After years of denials, VA urges millions of veterans exposed to burn pits to file claims
[ad_1] Andrew Myatt was willing to give his life for his country serving in the Army. After 9/11 he was deployed to Iraq, where he performed dangerous missions like searching for improvised explosive devices More...
Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000
[ad_1] Malawi’s cholera outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives, according to the country’s health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs and hostility toward health workers were slowing More...
Texas doctors separate conjoined twins after 11-hour “historic surgery”
[ad_1] Conjoined twin girls separated at Cook Children’s Medical Center Conjoined twin girls separated at Cook Children’s More...
New FDA guidelines call for reducing — but not eliminating — lead in baby food
[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration released draft guidelines Tuesday that detail the maximum amount of lead that can be found in baby food products, and is part of the organization’s Closer to Zero More...
China’s COVID surge cast a shadow over Lunar New Year travel rush, but there are signs of hope
[ad_1] Tokyo — Celebrations are underway all over the world this week as Asians mark the Lunar New Year. It’s always the most festive time of the year in China, but that’s especially true this More...
Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors willing or able to provide care
[ad_1] For Tammy Rainey, finding a health care provider who knows about gender-affirming care has been a challenge in the rural northern Mississippi town where she lives. As a transgender woman, Rainey needs More...
Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman says he will step away from band to put “mental health first”
[ad_1] Fall Out Boy lead guitarist Joe Trohman said he is taking a break from the band to put his “mental health first.” On Wednesday, Trohman, 38, said in a social media post on Fall Out Boy’s More...
MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD shows promising results
[ad_1] Devastated by post-traumatic stress disorder, Jonathan Lubecky tried to take his own life in 2006. “I put a loaded nine-millimeter to my temple, and I pulled the trigger,” he said. “That More...
Grant Wahl’s widow, Dr. Celine Gounder, battles COVID disinformation after his death
[ad_1] A month after the sudden death of her husband, renowned soccer journalist Grant Wahl, Dr. Celine Gounder is battling COVID disinformation about how he died. Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and More...
U.S. birth rates drop as women wait to have babies
[ad_1] American women are having fewer babies, and they’re having them later in life, government figures released Tuesday show. Data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics — the Centers More...
