Children plant bamboo to combat dire air pollution from Kenya’s biggest dumpsite Posted June 12, 2024 A school right next to Kenya's largest dumpsite has started planting bamboo to improve air quality. Foul-smelling fumes from the waste have been …
Patients in Kenya sell their health data to get medical care Posted June 5, 2024 Personal patient information is being given currency in Kenya as a way of expanding patient access to doctors. A mobile start-up says its phone application allows users to pay …
New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants Posted May 25, 2024 New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops, under a law set to go into effect later this year. Th…
Chick-fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages Posted April 27, 2024 The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A backtracked from its decade-old "no antibiotics ever" pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance…
A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds Posted April 21, 2024 As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergenc…
Cows join horses and dogs for human-animal therapy Posted April 17, 2024 A horse-riding school in Australia is using cows as animal therapy to help people of all ages. This new type of mental health service is growing rapidly in Austra…
Trial to see whether AI app accurately detects TB cough Posted March 27, 2024 At the Kenya Medical Research Institute, research is underway to create a mobile phone application that uses AI to diagnose tuberculosis and othe…
FDA expands use of asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies Posted March 17, 2024 A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Xolair…
Federally qualified health centers under pressure Posted February 26, 2024 One in 11 Americans rely on community health centers to get routine medical care, as well as social services and, in some cases, fresh food. Plaza del Sol is one of two dozen site…
Here’s what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupe Posted January 21, 2024 Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe. Health officials…