Anti-smoking and health equity advocates are suing the Biden administration in an effort to force federal officials to finalize a delayed ban on menthol cigarettes – a move they argue would save thousands of Black lives annually but one that would come amid a politically fraught presidential … Read More Health
Measles has surged in the U.S. over the past three months, as cases in places like Chicago, Florida and Philadelphia have driven the total number of infections nationwide well above the tally for all of 2023. A total of 97 cases had been reported across 17 states as of March 28, according to the … […]
Measles has surged in the U.S. over the past three months, as cases in places like Chicago, Florida and Philadelphia have driven the total number of infections nationwide well above the tally for all of 2023. A total of 97 cases had been reported across 17 states as of March 28, according to the … […]
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis will not attend a Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health ahead of other Easter week engagements, the Vatican said. (Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Angus MacSwan) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters. Read More Health
Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in the U.S., according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the country has one of the lowest rates of TB in the world, according to the report, researchers found that cases increased 16% from 2022 to 2023, with … Read More […]
Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in the U.S., according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the country has one of the lowest rates of TB in the world, according to the report, researchers found that cases increased 16% from 2022 to 2023, with … Read More […]
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths, who recently pushed for more humanitarian access to Gaza, plans to step down at the end of June for health reasons, a U.N. spokesperson said on Monday. Griffiths is a British diplomat who has headed the Office for the Coordination of … Read More Health
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Thursday agreed on a plan to loosen some parts of the state’s health care permitting law. The House and Senate gave final passage to House Bill 1339, sending it to Gov. Brian Kemp for his approval or veto. The measure would allow the historically Black Morehouse … Read More […]
Weeks after voters cast their ballots on Super Tuesday, California’s Proposition 1 narrowly passed – following an arduous tally which had both sides urging voters to fix rejected ballots to break the dead heat. The ballot measure will divert billions of dollars toward mental health treatment and … Read More Health
Weeks after voters cast their ballots on Super Tuesday, California’s Proposition 1 narrowly passed – following an arduous tally which had both sides urging voters to fix rejected ballots to break the dead heat. The ballot measure will divert billions of dollars toward mental health treatment and … Read More Health