Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year. The reasons for the rejections, all from states with Republican governors, include philosophical objections to welfare programs, technical challenges … Read more
A new peer-reviewed study published Thursday confirms what abortion rights advocates have long argued: Using a telehealth connection to terminate a pregnancy is as effective and safe as seeing a doctor in person. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, comes weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over a … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A fiery debate over public health and personal rights gripped Puerto Rico this week, intensifying Wednesday when legislators clashed with medical experts. The debate began earlier this month after the administrator of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives announced the mandatory use of face masks, following various COVID-19 cases reported … Read more
Dr. David Barber, chair of the Ontario Medical Association’s general and family practice section, says a move toward private health care in Ontario is “happening already” and that it’s “going to get worse.” During a news conference Thursday discussing a shortage of family doctors in Ontario, Barber said one of his own patients went to … Read more
Table tennis could soon be prescribed to “revolutionise” treatment for multiple sclerosis, according to a doctor who is pioneering “ping pong clinics”. Former gynaecologist Dr Antonio Barbera was diagnosed with MS in 2016 and believes the sport has helped him to walk again and regain lost motion. A trial of his Neuropong programme will begin … Read more
You have been so great about your new exercise routine, rarely missing a day since you started up again. Then all of a sudden you are waylaid by a cold or flu. What should you do? Should you skip the treadmill or forsake that Pilates class for a late afternoon nap? Will it be hard … Read more
RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia filed two lawsuits against the state Department of Education on Thursday, asking the courts to throw out Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkinâs policies on the treatment of transgender students and rule that school districts are not required to follow them. Youngkin’s policies roll back many accommodations for transgender students … Read more
It’s been hard to keep up. That’s the story of the big stock winners this year. They just keep winning and winning and winning. For analysts on Wall Street and here at the Club, it seems like some of these names are smashing through our six-to-nine-month price targets every few weeks. To that end, we’re … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year from 2017 through 2019, the Centers for … Read more
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on Health Canada to approve self-testing for cervical cancer amid an increase in cases among women in the country. “After a 30-year decline, cervical cancer is now the fastest increasing cancer in females, with most cases occurring in women under 50 years of age,” Ciana Van Dusen, advocacy manager … Read more
