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Porter: Employees Will 'Likely' Contribute to Paying for 'Free Healthcare"
51+ min ago (352+ words) On Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's "The Story Is," California gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Katie Porter (D) said that people should "think about what it would mean to have free healthcare," but under her single-payer system, "you would likely have employees The…...
Cause of Death Revealed for Grandma Who Fell into Open Manhole in NYC
53+ min ago (273+ words) The cause of death has been revealed for the Westchester grandmother who fell into an open manhole on Monday in New York City. On Wednesday the city's medical examiner" ruled the death of 56-year-old Donike Gocaj an accident. She plunged…...
Vanessa Trump announces breast cancer diagnosis
10+ hour, 38+ min ago (249+ words) May 20 (UPI) " Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. , announced Wednesday that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. "While this isn't news anyone expects, I'm working closely with my medical team on a treatment plan," she said in…...
Government issues surgeon general's advisory on children's screen time
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (491+ words) May 20 (UPI) " The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday issued a new surgeon general's advisory on screen time for children and teenagers, warning of "negative outcomes" from overuse of technology. "While screen use can have some benefits, the…...
W. H. O. Says Ebola Global Threat 'Low' as Cases Surge in DR Congo
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (767+ words) The World Health Organization (W. H. O.) said on Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began much earlier than previously suspected, and is spreading faster than anticipated, but the wider world still has no reason to…...
Argentina Traps Rats in Search for Source of Hantavirus Outbreak
14+ hour, 38+ min ago (576+ words) The hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has been upstaged in world health news by the Ebola outbreak in the Congo, but the hantavirus investigation is far from over. Health officials in Argentina were seen dutifully trapping hundreds…...
FDA Guidance to Combat Unauthorized Tobacco Products Commended
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (322+ words) Current and former lawmakers and law enforcement have commended President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance to combat unauthorized tobacco products. The FDA said in May that it is doubling down on combatting unauthorized tobacco products in the…...
Nobody Panic (Yet) -- W. H. O Fears Ebola May Be Spreading Faster Than First Thought
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (460+ words) As the world watches the Ebola outbreak which has claimed 131 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization (W. H. O). representative warned Tuesday the deadly malady may be disseminating faster than first thought. W. H. O. representative Dr Anne Ancia told the…...
Trump Announces 600 Generic Drugs Added to Trump Rx
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (540+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump announced Monday that Trump Rx. gov is expanding the number of drugs it offers nearly sevenfold by adding 600 generics to its website. The president informed reporters of the move on Monday in the South Court Auditorium…...
Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Health Care Affordability Event
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (84+ words) breitbart. com President Donald Trump holds an event to address health care affordability on Monday, May 18. The president has pushed a number of initiatives to help Americans with health care costs, from negotiating most-favored nation status with pharmaceutical companies to…...