FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Mpox cases have soared by 160% in Africa this year, as a lack of both vaccines and treatments hamper efforts to slow the spread of the virus.
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Two couples who sued an Alabama hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic where their embryos were accidentally destroyed have dropped their wrongful death lawsuit. They didn't explain why they chose to drop their joint lawsuit. The case bec…
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Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa so far this year, but few treatments and vaccines available
African health officials say mpox cases have surged by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of treatments or vaccines on the continent. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in …
One of the best things you can do for your health might just be to get a dog, new research suggests. A poll of 2,000 dog owners revealed that while 39% of Americans reported their emotional health is most improved by their dog, mental (27%) a…
THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis.
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Family doctors in England have voted to limit the number of patients they see and refuse extra work to protest a “broken” funding model. Doctors' union the British Medical Association said 98.3% of the 8,500 general practitioners who voted ba…
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Health officials are offering tips to stay safe, as a Boar's Head deli meat recall expands.
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(Information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) - Due to a new law, more people qualify for more prescription drug savings with Medicare’s Extra Help program, so it could pay to apply even if you don’t think you qua…
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Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa's health officials are racing to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines. Kenya's health ministry confirmed an outbreak on Wednesday, …
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Authorities in New Mexico say recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across the state found at least one violation in 88% of them. State health officials say just 11 of the 91 assisted living facilities inspected received a perfect s…
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A woman denied an abortion at a Kansas hospital after suffering a pregnancy complication that her attorneys say put her at risk of sepsis has filed a federal lawsuit. Mylissa Farmer, of Joplin, Missouri, filed suit Tuesday against the Univers…
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Millions of children are going without extra food on the table this summer, after 13 states said no to joining a federal program that helps families in need buy groceries. In the 37 states that are participating in the program, qualifying fam…
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North Carolina Medicaid recipients can begin receiving over-the-counter birth control pills at no cost this week through hundreds of participating pharmacies statewide. Gov. Roy Cooper’s office says that starting Thursday, the oral conceptive…
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President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to do more to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the United States. The new push comes just as former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic p…
Suicide rates in the US increased 37% between 2000 and 2018 but decreased 5% between 2018 and 2020 before returning to their peak in 2021.
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WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In findings that suggest more young Americans struggling with mental health issues are getting the help they need, a new poll shows that nearly a third of American adolescents and teens received so…
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WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A recall of Boars Head deli meats has been broadened to include an additional 7 million pounds of products because they may also be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, U.S. officials…
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WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. gymnast Simone Biles vowed to continue her quest for Olympic gold after injuring her calf in a qualifying round at the Paris games.
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Six families have filed lawsuits saying that men who died while incarcerated in Alabama prisons were missing organs when returned to their families. Families said their loved ones had undergone autopsies after dying in state custody. At least…
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Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain and anxiety. The four patients u…
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A growing number of women say they’ve tried to end their pregnancies on their own by doing things like taking herbs, drinking alcohol or even hitting themselves in the belly, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed reproductive-age women i…
