Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots ~health medicine Article 2855 words 33 votes
A bird flu pandemic would be one of the most foreseeable catastrophes in history ~health Article 1355 words 34 votes
Declaration of Helsinki turns sixty – how this foundational document of medical ethics has stood the test of time ~health medicine healthcare Article 1008 words 8 votes
Her US state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it. ~lgbt transgender Article 2340 words, published Sep 27 2024 13 votes
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths ~health medicine healthcare Article 577 words 54 votes
The US surgeon general wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media ~health.mental Article 512 words 28 votes
Sweden and Finland have moved to relax strict laws that govern the sale of alcohol, while preserving wider state monopolies ~food drinks Article 294 words 9 votes
HHS strengthens privacy of US reproductive health care data ~health healthcare Article 917 words 10 votes
California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
US President Joe Biden just signed the largest executive order focused on women’s health ~life.women Article 959 words 23 votes
Compensating compassion | Too few people donate their organs, dead or alive. How can we make it easier to donate, but avoid the abuses that some fear from cash payments? ~health Article 4781 words 32 votes
Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling ~health.mental Article 928 words 14 votes
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw. ~health Article 2655 words 23 votes
Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities ~health Article 284 words 31 votes
Why the US never saves money on health care ~health healthcare Article 903 words, published Oct 2 2023 25 votes
Scottish officials approve UK’s first drug consumption room intended for safer use of illegal drugs ~health Article 502 words, published Sep 27 2023 30 votes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation ~health Article 895 words 36 votes
There's hope for the US opioid crisis — but politics stands in the way ~health medicine Article 2582 words, published Jan 4 2021 8 votes
Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears ~health Article 490 words 30 votes
This Obamacare disaster had a surprising turnaround ~health Article 1545 words, published Sep 13 2023 16 votes
Women who were denied emergency abortions file lawsuits in three states: Lawsuits want to clarify abortion ban exceptions for ‘medical emergencies’ in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee ~life.women Article 36 votes
Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines ~health healthcare Article 688 words 25 votes
A single reform that could save 100,000 lives across the USA immediately ~health healthcare medicine Article 990 words, published Jul 9 2023 24 votes
Midwestern US cities become transgender health sanctuaries amid GOP legislative threats ~lgbt transgender Article 1418 words 33 votes
Private equity firms in US health insurance - the private-equity backed health insurer Friday Health Plans shut down under order by Colorado state regulators in July ~health Article 1510 words, published Jul 28 2023 27 votes
The UK NHS in crisis - evaluating radical alternatives ~health healthcare Article 3532 words, published Jul 31 2023 10 votes
2022 guidance from President Joe Biden's administration assures doctors they’ll be protected by US federal law for providing emergency abortion care even if their state bans the procedure ~health medicine healthcare.emergency Article 599 words, published Jul 11 2022 40 votes
Barriers to US transgender health care lead some to embrace a do-it-yourself approach ~lgbt transgender Article 3116 words 22 votes
White House launching $5 billion program to speed US coronavirus vaccines ~health medicine Article 1388 words 3 votes
Covid backlash hobbles US public health and future pandemic response ~health Article 2189 words 8 votes
Lawmakers in Finland have approved a legislative reform that will ease the process of getting an abortion in the country ~health healthcare Article 216 words 5 votes
Food and Drug Administration clears path for hearing aids to be sold over the counter in the USA ~health healthcare Article 912 words 18 votes
Did Sweden's controversial COVID strategy pay off? In many ways it did – but it let the elderly down ~health healthcare Article 965 words 10 votes
Adolescents in the US are chronically sleep-deprived, in part because most schools start too early. This summer, California will become the first state in the nation to require later start times. ~life education Article 926 words, published Jun 8 2022 24 votes
Denmark has unveiled plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and nicotine products to any citizens born after 2010 ~health Article 230 words 5 votes
Daily glass of wine is bad for you, World Heart Federation says in new policy ~health Article 13 votes
George Washington and the first mass US military inoculation ~humanities.history Article 604 words 6 votes
Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade ~health Article 286 words 19 votes
PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under almost all US insurance plans ~health healthcare medicine Article 1158 words 16 votes
Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows ~health.mental Article 422 words 14 votes
Joe Biden: “Great day for America;” Vaccinated can largely ditch masks ~health Article 504 words 23 votes
US Food and Drug Administration to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge ~health Article 790 words, published Apr 29 2021 15 votes