Web Searches for Abortion-Linked Terms Soared After Roe v. Wade Overturned
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a woman’s constitutional right to abortion in June, internet searches for information related to abortion and contraception surged.Searches for abortion-related terms i…
Learn MoreU.S. Surgeon General Announces National Plan to Fight ‘Loneliness Epidemic’
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., has declared war on what he calls a “loneliness epidemic” in the United States. Murthy announced a “National Strategy to Advance Social Connection” to address this “epid…
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Widely Available While Appeal Continues
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the abortion pill mifepristone can remain widely available while litigation over its fate winds its way through the court system.In the meantime, the order effectiv…
Learn MoreBiden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health could get a new leader in Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., the Boston cancer surgeon who has led the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) since last fall.The White House plan…
Learn MoreBiden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health could get a new leader in Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, the Boston cancer surgeon who has led the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) since last fall.The White House plans …
Learn MoreUn impuesto a los refrescos de Oakland redujo las ventas locales en un 27 por ciento
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Gravar los refrescos podría reducir el consumo de bebidas azucaradas?Esto es exactamente lo que sucedió cuando se implementó un “impuesto a los refrescos” en Oakland, California, según investigadores de…
Learn MoreOakland’s Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks?That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California…
Learn MoreFlorida Bans Most Abortions After Six Weeks
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that bans abortions in that state after six weeks, with exemptions only given up to 15 weeks for rape, incest, and the life and health of the pregnant woman…
Learn MoreBiden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the extension o…
La EPA desea acelerar las ventas de vehículos eléctricos en EE. UU., para mejorar la calidad del aire
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. desea acelerar la transición hacia vehículos eléctricos limpios en EE. UU.La EPA anunció hoy unos estándares federales de emisiones propuestos que b…
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