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We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info On Thursday Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy Chief Medical Officer, estimated that there could be as

It's been more than two years since Representatives James McGovern and David Schweikert introduced a bipartisan bill that would see to it that wigs would be covered by Medicare for people undergoing treatments that cause hair loss, like chemotherapy, or those who are affected by alopecia, an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks its

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating West Virginia’s former health commissioner as the nation’s top anti-drug official, tapping a doctor who served on the front lines of the nation’s opioid epidemic. The White House said Tuesday that Dr. Rahul Gupta will be the first physician to lead the Office of National Drug Control

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill on Monday that would make it illegal for doctors to administer gender-affirming medication or surgery to transgender children. H.B. 1570,  which is called the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, is a piece of legislation proposed by Rep. Robin Lundstrum and Sen. Alan Clark. "I was told this

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Most of the coronavirus-related deaths in the US were avoidable, Deborah Birx, MD, the coronavirus response coordinator under former President Donald Trump, told CNN. Birx and several doctors who ran the pandemic response spoke with Sanjay Gupta, MD, CNN’s chief medical

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Last week, Anthony Fauci, MD, said that “virtually everybody and anybody in any category could start to get vaccinated” in April. But on Tuesday, the Biden administration changed the timeline for mass vaccinations to May, June, or July. At a CNN

As 2020 comes to an end, only around 2.7 million Americans have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine — a much lower number than the 20 million the federal government originally promised. Nationwide distribution began on Dec. 14 after the Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccine candidates, one from Pfizer and another

AstraZeneca vaccine provides 'hope' says Jacqui Smith The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has officially been approved for use in the UK. Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out starting from January 4. The UK has ordered 100 million doses of this vaccine, which is enough to vaccinate 50 million people. Express.co.uk has

In the Corona-crisis, scientists are in demand as advisors for the policy. High pressure on the expert virologist Christian Drosten, however, sees a dangerous one, especially in terms of Fake News. Also, the use of his Name by politicians in the media angered him. For weeks, scientists will accompany us with their Expertise by means

A chilling new PSA by Sandy Hook Promise that debuted on TODAY Wednesday depicts students showing off their new school gear like backpacks, binders and jackets as a school shooting erupts, prompting the items to take on unintended uses. “These new sneakers are just what I needed for the new year,” a student running from

Actress Keke Palmer on Thursday joined the thousands of women sharing their abortion stories. She said she felt “disheartened” about the newly passed law in Alabama that effectively bans abortion. Palmer, 25, tweeted that she decided to get an abortion because it was not a good time in her life to raise a child. “I

President Donald Trump brought up “late-term abortions” during the 2019 State of the Union, and it’s left doctors scratching their heads. Interested in Donald Trump? “As a board-certified Ob-Gyn, I wish people understood that the term ‘late-term abortion’ is not remotely a medical term. In fact, even Ob-Gyns don’t know what people are referring to

Dr. Leana Wen has only been at the helm of Planned Parenthood for three months, but she says the politically-driven attempts to try and take away access to their health care services are already a constant. “We feel repeated attacks from the Trump administration against reproductive health and women’s health almost on a daily basis,” Wen,

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I’ve been inhaling potent “skunk” cannabis every day for months and it’s making me sick. I should explain, it’s not me who’s got a drug habit, but a neighbour. He gets home from work at 5am, skins-up a spliff and the sickly aroma seeps down the corridor and under the door into my joint. Ironically