Mexico to use traditional medicine, more Cuban doctors Posted April 19, 2023 Health authorities in Mexico said they will use more traditional medicine and more Cuban doctors in the country’s woefully under-equipped public hospital system. …
Can’t take statins? New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks Posted April 9, 2023 Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can’t or won’t take those pills because of side effects may have another opti…
Mexico vows not to budge on US corn dispute Posted March 31, 2023 Mexico's president vowed not to back down in a dispute with the United States over a potential ban on imports of genetically modified corn. The U.S. Trade Repr…
Illinois governor plan targets kids’ mental health crisis Posted March 24, 2023 A mental health crisis among children in Illinois will be fought by streamlining and easing access to necessary treatment and coordination between six separate state agencies, Gov…
18% drop since 2020 in people with reported medical debt Posted March 18, 2023 The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report from the U.S. Consumer Financial Prote…
Trudeau says Canadian health care isn’t living up to promise Posted March 8, 2023 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s health care system isn’t living up to its promise, and he plans to add billions more in funding. Trud…
Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service Posted February 21, 2023 Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business. The retail giant said that it will launch RxPass, a subscription ser…
Germany to pay more for child medicines amid supply shortage Posted January 19, 2023 The German government said that it will allow health insurance companies to pay more for pediatric medications that are in short supply in the country. Germans have scrambled t…
Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases Posted January 1, 2023 Pakistani authorities launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive amid a spike in new cases among children, health officials said. It was the sixth such campaign in 2022, aiming to…
‘Amazing’: Mom hears late daughter’s transplanted heart Posted December 24, 2022 An Indiana woman heard the heartbeat of her late daughter inside the chest of a 68-year-old Illinois man who received it in a transplant operatio…