Protecting yourself from winter weather injuries

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellFalls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say there's a lot you can do to avoid injury w

Updated on: March 15,2024 19

Protecting yourself from winter weather injuries

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellFalls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say there's a lot you can do to avoid injury w

Updated on:March 15,2024 19

Tips to help your skin thrive this winter

by Carole Tanzer MillerWinter isn't kind to your skin. Dry, cold weather causes dryness, and you might even develop "winter rash"—dry, irritated skin that's red, bumpy, flaky and bur

Updated on: March 15,2024 16

Tips to help your skin thrive this winter

by Carole Tanzer MillerWinter isn't kind to your skin. Dry, cold weather causes dryness, and you might even develop "winter rash"—dry, irritated skin that's red, bumpy, flaky and bur

Updated on:March 15,2024 16

How fringe anti-science views infiltrated mainstream politics, and what it means in 2024

JANUARY 30, 2024 Editors' notesby Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for

Updated on: March 14,2024 13

How fringe anti-science views infiltrated mainstream politics, and what it means in 2024

JANUARY 30, 2024 Editors' notesby Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for

Updated on:March 14,2024 13

Where are the nation's primary care providers? It's not an easy answer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Editors' notesby Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis

Updated on: March 14,2024 18

Where are the nation's primary care providers? It's not an easy answer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Editors' notesby Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis

Updated on:March 14,2024 18

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Editors' notesby Robin FosterIn a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children

Updated on: March 14,2024 13

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Editors' notesby Robin FosterIn a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children

Updated on:March 14,2024 13

'GoFundMe' has become a health care utility

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 Editors' notesby Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainGoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting "ideas and dreams," and, as GoFun

Updated on: March 14,2024 20

'GoFundMe' has become a health care utility

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 Editors' notesby Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainGoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting "ideas and dreams," and, as GoFun

Updated on:March 14,2024 20

PFAS: Can we adapt to live without?

by Brooks Johnson, Chloe Johnson, Star TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOver the past two years, 3M sold nearly 25,000 different products that contain PFAS, the "forever chemicals" th

Updated on: March 14,2024 20

PFAS: Can we adapt to live without?

by Brooks Johnson, Chloe Johnson, Star TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOver the past two years, 3M sold nearly 25,000 different products that contain PFAS, the "forever chemicals" th

Updated on:March 14,2024 20

Alabama ruling frozen embryos are equivalent to living children has worrying implications for IVF

FEBRUARY 27, 2024 Editors' notesby Alex Polyakov,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInDecember 2020 in Alabama, a hospital patient gained unauthorized access to an adjoin

Updated on: March 14,2024 18

Alabama ruling frozen embryos are equivalent to living children has worrying implications for IVF

FEBRUARY 27, 2024 Editors' notesby Alex Polyakov,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInDecember 2020 in Alabama, a hospital patient gained unauthorized access to an adjoin

Updated on:March 14,2024 18

As blizzards bear down, stay safe from carbon monoxide dangers

by Cara MurezWith blizzards and possible power outages threatening much of America this week, some dangers might not be immediately obvious: carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and electric shock."I

Updated on: March 14,2024 11

As blizzards bear down, stay safe from carbon monoxide dangers

by Cara MurezWith blizzards and possible power outages threatening much of America this week, some dangers might not be immediately obvious: carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and electric shock."I

Updated on:March 14,2024 11

Insurance doesn't always cover hearing aids for kids

JANUARY 24, 2024 Editors' notesby Colleen DeGuzman, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJoyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn't passed her newborn

Updated on: March 14,2024 12

Insurance doesn't always cover hearing aids for kids

JANUARY 24, 2024 Editors' notesby Colleen DeGuzman, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJoyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn't passed her newborn

Updated on:March 14,2024 12

Australian public health leaders unite to call for health levy on sugary drinks

FEBRUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesby Australian Medical AssociationCredit: rethinksugarydrink.org.auLeading Australian public health organizations are calling for a 20% health levy on sugary drink ma

Updated on: March 14,2024 14

Australian public health leaders unite to call for health levy on sugary drinks

FEBRUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesby Australian Medical AssociationCredit: rethinksugarydrink.org.auLeading Australian public health organizations are calling for a 20% health levy on sugary drink ma

Updated on:March 14,2024 14

A quarter of Americans breathe 'unhealthy air,' report shows

by Robin FosterFew can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.Now, anew reportfrom the Fi

Updated on: March 14,2024 11

A quarter of Americans breathe 'unhealthy air,' report shows

by Robin FosterFew can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.Now, anew reportfrom the Fi

Updated on:March 14,2024 11