Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Almost 7 million children and teens are at risk of losing their health coverage when the public health emergency ends, new estimates from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute show. Why it matters: States in April will begin redetermining Medicaid eligibility as pandemic-inspired coverage requirements lapse and enhanced federal matching funds dry […]
An earlier first birth, a higher number of live births, and starting periods at a younger age are all linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular problems in women, according to new research. The study, led by Imperial College London researchers, provides evidence for a causal relationship between sex-specific factors and cardiovascular disease in women, […]
Bird flu does NOT appear to be spreading between humans, officials say after fears killer virus was behind cluster of cases in Cambodia An 11-year-old girl died from bird flu last week and her father was also infected This sparked ‘worrying’ concerns of human-to-human transmission of the virus But tests so far have shown no […]
The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination—noted in a classified report by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines’s office, The Wall Street Journal reported—marks a shift […]
Charlotte Welborn, a registered nurse, checks on a patient in the medical, surgical and pediatric unit at Randolph Health in Asheboro, North Carolina on June 7, 2022. Photo: The Washington Post / Contributor Millions of people who rely on Medicaid coverage may be removed from the program over the next year. The big picture: Under […]
‘People with a greater sense of wonder are more resilient, more buoyant and better able to deal with what life throws at them,’ says Monica Parker, a social scientist, entrepreneur and author of The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn and Lead. ‘When I started to research […]
President Biden leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church after attending Mass on March 27 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Biden administration plans to end the COVID-19 public health emergency and national health emergency designations on May 11, the White House announced Monday. The state of play: The move shifts the debate around GOP […]
Indonesian children under 18 were 70 times more likely to be living with diabetes in January 2023 than they were in 2010, the Indonesian Pediatric Society revealed this month. The Indonesian Pediatric Society said that the childhood diabetes prevalence has increased from 0.028 per 100.00 children in 2010 to 2 per 100.000 children in January […]
What is Katie Price’s £130,000 transformation doing to her body? Medical expert warns glamour model could become a ‘hunchback’ because of her cosmetic surgery habit (which has seen her go under the knife at least 16 times since the 1990s!) Surgeon warns that Katie quest to get the perfect body could damage her health Read […]
While many are aware of all the signs that indicate a lack of certain vitamins in diets, such as vitamins C and D, a nutritionist has highlighted that it is “often harder” to detect the symptoms that show a deficiency in one of the most important, yet underestimated vitamins of all – vitamin B12. Vitamin […]
