Category: Health
As a citizen of both France and America, Margaux Lantelme has noticed a difference in how store cashiers work in the two countries: in France, they do their jobs sitting down. In …
The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination” according to a memo written by the state's top health official and obtained by The Associated Press.
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The U.S. winter virus season is in full force and, by one measure, is the most intense in 15 years.
One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor's…
A new program at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth is aiming to tackle an ongoing shortage of sonographers in Western Australia.
The specialized medical so…
A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the United States. It essentially disappeared after some food makers starte…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kid…
As it gets harder to locate specialist clinics with available slots, Australian doctors are turning to social media to help book appointments for their patients. …
The mobile clinic is one of several health programs offered by libraries across the U.S.—from tiny rural town libraries to large urban systems. They offer fitness classes, …
Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them.
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Health experts say walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease.
Doctors say people should also add other …
