Measles-stricken New Zealand girl visited Disneyland, other California destinations - Reuters
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 16:07
reuters.com - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly…
Category: Health
reuters.com - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly…

Illinois patient's death may be first in U.S. tied to vaping
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:56
ctvnews.ca - CHICAGO -- Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United…
Category: Science
ctvnews.ca - CHICAGO -- Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United…

Only a failing government could have come up with the NHI
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:33
citizen.co.za - Performance in South Africa’s two-tier health system – the public and the private – has been worsening for some time. Politicians have attempted to attribute the decline in the public…
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citizen.co.za - Performance in South Africa’s two-tier health system – the public and the private – has been worsening for some time. Politicians have attempted to attribute the decline in the public…


Kamala Harris Has Nothing to Offer Progressives
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:24
truthdig.com - In the latest in a series of reversals, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that she would, in fact, be attending a CNN climate forum next month after initially bowing out…
Category: Politics
truthdig.com - In the latest in a series of reversals, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that she would, in fact, be attending a CNN climate forum next month after initially bowing out…

Ginsburg Completes Radiation Therapy Before Disclosing Cancer Diagnosis
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 12:21
dailycaller.com - The Supreme Court announced Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was successfully treated for pancreatic cancer. Friday’s announcement is the second time in recent months the…
Category: Science
dailycaller.com - The Supreme Court announced Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was successfully treated for pancreatic cancer. Friday’s announcement is the second time in recent months the…

Rural Hospitals Say ‘Medicare For All’ Would End Up 'Closing Our Doors'
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 11:53
wbur.org - Adopting a single-payer government health care program that covers all Americans would force more rural hospitals to close, according to hospital administrators from Texas to Maine.…
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wbur.org - Adopting a single-payer government health care program that covers all Americans would force more rural hospitals to close, according to hospital administrators from Texas to Maine.…

High-blood pressure drug shortage highlights wider problem in Canada
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 10:53
ctvnews.ca - The recent shortage of a medication used to treat high blood pressure and other heart conditions is calling attention to the greater problem of drug shortages in Canada. In July,…
Category: Science
ctvnews.ca - The recent shortage of a medication used to treat high blood pressure and other heart conditions is calling attention to the greater problem of drug shortages in Canada. In July,…

Athletes are damaging their teeth with energy drinks, study finds
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 09:30
theguardian.com - British Olympic and professional athletes regular use of sports drinks, energy bars and gels could be damaging their teeth, according to a study. Researchers from University College…
Category: Science
theguardian.com - British Olympic and professional athletes regular use of sports drinks, energy bars and gels could be damaging their teeth, according to a study. Researchers from University College…

The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person
Sat, 08/24/2019 - 08:40
aclu.org - The fight to protect individual choices about reproductive care, including breastfeeding, is an ongoing battle. The central lesson of the reproductive justice movement is that choice means…
Category: Health
aclu.org - The fight to protect individual choices about reproductive care, including breastfeeding, is an ongoing battle. The central lesson of the reproductive justice movement is that choice means…