Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life
Today: May 01, 2024
Health
Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital
A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths
Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for anyone under 19 goes into effect this weekend
California's new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty
An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia into housing and medical care is starting in San Francisco and six other California counties
Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications
New regulations in Nebraska require trans youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments
Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says
An aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan
It's the final day of a massive health care strike over pay and staff shortages. No deal is in sight
A massive health care strike over wages and staff shortages is heading into its final day without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the 75,000 workers who picketed this week
Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical care for transgender young people
A federal judge in Oklahoma has declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender-affirming care to young transgender people
Clergy burnout is a growing concern in polarized churches. A summit offers coping strategies
Burnout and deteriorating mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression are affecting religious leaders at a worrisome pace
California governor signs 2 major proposals for mental health reform to go before voters in 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two major pieces of legislation to transform the state’s mental health system and to address the state’s worsening homelessness crisis
California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to raise the minimum wage for health care workers
A father worries for his missing child: 'My daughter didn't go to war. She just went to dance'
Because of the fracture in her leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket
Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike
Unions representing 85,000 health care workers have reached a tentative agreement with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a strike over wages and staffing levels
FDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have moved on
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years
Affordable Care Act provisions codified under Michigan law by Gov. Whitmer as a hedge against repeal
Federal law that prohibits insurers from denying healthcare based on preexisting conditions, or kicking dependents off their parent’s coverage until age 26 is now codified separately into Michigan law
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far
The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has reached the one-month mark and a hospital video shows he's working hard to recover
From Stalin to Putin, abortion has had a complicated history in Russia
Abortion has had a complicated history in the Soviet Union and Russia
It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first
The time to shop for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s coverage marketplaces is back
Maryland man who received second pig heart transplant dies, hospital says
Maryland doctors say the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died
Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago
A group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants
2nd horse based at Santa Anita dies leading up to Breeders' Cup
Geaux Rocket Ride has been euthanized four days after getting injured during a workout leading up to the Breeders’ Cup and struggling to recover after surgery
Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban
Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while bills to loosen a restrictive ban in Louisiana face an uphill battle
Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms
A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data
US challenges 'bogus' patents on Ozempic and other drugs in effort to spur competition
The Federal Trade Commission is challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic
Organic bulk walnuts sold in natural food stores tied to dangerous E. coli outbreak
At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E
