Frankie Davies 
CLEVELAND (WJW) — One of the most prescribed asthma inhalers is being discontinued. The nation’s largest asthma advocacy organization warns it could create issues for asthma patients. Manufacturer GSK discontinued Flovent as of Jan. 1, but an authorized generic version of the medication is available. Mother who surrendered in Christmas Eve Amber Alert faces judge … Read more
A great-grandad is marking being cancer-free after 11 years by trekking 60 miles to help a hospice. Ralph White had surgery for a prostate sarcoma in 2012 then a bowel tumour led to a stay in Manchester’s Christie Hospital in 2021 Just days later, in January 2022, he marked a decade of living with cancer … Read more
Jan. 2. 2024 – The holidays are a time of togetherness and cheer, celebration and joy. But they’re also a time of excess. Excess fattening foods, alcohol, stress, and other unhealthy things can harm your heart and blood vessels. As a result, the number of heart attacks and strokes during the winter rises dramatically, and … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal courts … Read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal … Read more
Assistant Coroner Ian Potter has now written to the Culture Secretary about the dangers of the sites (Image: Getty) A coroner has issued a warning after a ‘highly talented’ lawyer died from taking a cocktail of prescription-only medicines she had bought from illicit websites. For four years before her death Dr Kimberly Liu had been … Read more
By Carl Gay, MD, PhD, as told to Hallie Levine When patients hear the term “inoperable lung cancer,” they often think that that means their cancer is incurable. But thanks to advances in treatment over the last several years, this diagnosis doesn’t mean a death sentence. There are many treatments available to slow its spread, … Read more
Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years at times when it looked like the medications might become harder to get. Medication abortion accounts for more than half of all abortions in the U.S., and typically involves two … Read more
Dozens of pills claiming to help boost your sex game have been taken off the market across Canada over the past year, raising concerns about the health risks of using unauthorized products that keep making their way onto shelves. Between March and December 2023, Health Canada seized 206 unauthorized sexual enhancement products from stores in … Read more
One of the most common types of cancer in the UK is bowel cancer, and while the NHS says you’re more likely to get it if you’re over 50, according to gastroenterologist Dr Joseph Salhab, it’s found in people aged 20, 30 and 40. Addressing his 1.3 million followers on TikTok, Dr Salhab stressed: “You … Read more
