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Elle Macpherson, Misinformation and Understanding the Wellness Industry – Podcast
By now you’ve seen the countless stories about supermodel Elle Macpherson and her breast cancer treatment choices. Most headlines and articles have reinforced her decision…
FDA officially launches investigation into product used daily by millions of women amid fears it is…
The FDA has officially launched an investigation into heavy metals in tampons. The agency announced a two-pronged approach. A new study will be conducted to see whether the heavy metals in tampons are actually released during use. In…
Telehealth groups urge federal government to extend virtual prescribing flexibility
With just four months left until the scheduled expiration of the Drug Enforcement Administration's flexibility on virtual narcotics prescribing, a long list of hundreds of health care stakeholders is calling on Congress and the White House…
Harris was strongest in the debate when he addressed abortion, while Trump relied on old lies
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has avoided giving direct, consistent, or precise answers to questions about abortion. And in his first debate appearance against Kamala Harris, Trump stuck to that line.Moderators…
Doctor warns against using public restrooms with little-known red flags that could put you at risk…
A British doctor has warned that using public toilets could put you at risk of contracting a deadly virus. Small, red spots on the toilet paper may be blood stains from cleaning needles by intravenous drug users. The needles used for…
Call for army to protect Italian hospital staff after series of attacks
Unions of doctors and nurses in Italy have called on authorities to consider deploying the military to hospitals in response to a rise in attacks by patients and their relatives, which has sparked outrage across the country.In one of the…
Ditch popular snack duos that can make you eat nearly twice as many ‘mindless’ calories,…
If you serve the classic snack combo of chips and dip, you can consume almost twice as many calories as if you ate chips alone. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University in the US found that people ate 77 percent more calories when…
Yoga Bunny, 26, Thought Her Tight Hips Were Causing Her Back Pain…But It Was Two…
A yoga enthusiast who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shared how she hated the fact that her aching back pain was being caused by stiff hips. Alex Macgillivray from Wrexham in Wales took up the flexible hobby in January to relieve…
My 11-year-old son has Benjamin Button disease: he is aging backwards and could die ‘at any…
An 11-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy has been diagnosed with an extremely rare, fatal disease that is causing him to age and gradually lose the ability to walk, talk and move.Jayden Skidmore, 11, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular…
Kate’s recovery is great news – but beware of a soft look at life after chemo | Hilary Osborne
I I try to imagine what a movie announcing my recovery from cancer would have looked like. Probably more like a trailer for a new zombie movie than a Flake ad. Probably nothing like the video the Princess of Wales released to mark her…