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Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years. “This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to an end. Under the …
‘MAHA Report’ calls for fighting chronic disease, but Trump and Kennedy have yanked funding
Chronic diseases Donald Trump Food & health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has proposed eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease …
A couple tried for 18 years to get pregnant. AI made it happen
AI Maternal health Women’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow After trying to conceive for 18 years, one couple is now pregnant with their first child thanks to the power of artificial intelligence. The couple had undergone several rounds of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, …
A ‘striking’ trend: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage
Maternal health Women’s health Abortion rights See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Before states banned abortion, one of the …
With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines
Vaccines Children’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and signs that more changes might be coming — some states and private partnerships are …
BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight
Food & health Wellness See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code red” management …