Category: Health
Men with advanced prostate cancer ‘missing months of therapy’ amid medication shortage
Doctors across the United States who treat people with advanced prostate cancer can’t find supplies of a medicine that may help them live longer.
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Indonesia cough syrup deaths: Relief for families as court allows lawsuit
Parents whose children died or were injured by tainted cough syrup have wept with relief after an Indonesian court allowed a class action lawsuit.
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Gulf Clan: Colombia suspends ceasefire with drug cartel
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a ceasefire with the country's main drug trafficking cartel, the Gulf Clan.
He accused it of "sowi [...]
Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows
The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries fr [...]
Maker of preterm birth drug Makena to withdraw it from market
The maker of the drug Makena, which was approved more than a decade ago to reduce the risk of preterm birth, said Tuesday that it is moving to withdr [...]
Tennessee curbs trans treatment and drag for children
Tennessee's governor has signed laws banning drag performances in front of children and restricting medical treatment for transgender youth.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care
Former US President Jimmy Carter will end medical treatment and enter hospice care at his Georgia home, his foundation announced on Saturday.
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More than 400 products including breakfast sandwiches and fruit cups recalled due to possible Listeria contamination
More than 400 food products sold under dozens of brand names were recalled due to possible Listeria contamination, the US Food and Drug Administratio [...]
Welsh NHS strikes: Nurses, ambulance staff and physios halt action
Welsh NHS staff have suspended strike action following an improved offer from ministers.
Health minister Eluned Morgan has offered eight health un [...]
The 4-7-8 method that could help you sleep
Falling asleep or coming down from anxiety might never be as easy as 1-2-3, but some experts believe a different set of numbers – 4-7-8 – comes much [...]