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India: New Delhi Pollution Hits 50 Times WHO Limit

Report: Measles Cases Increased 20% Worldwide in 2023

India: New Delhi Shuts Primary Schools as Air Quality Worsens

Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Health Secretary

What to know about Trump's picks for CDC, FDA and surgeon general

NPR Online News10 hrs

Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief

As Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health Secretary, a Look Back at Kennedy’s Claims

22 Reasons Spending Time Alone Can Be Beneficial

Psychology Today17 hrs

Study: Eli Lilly Pill Cuts Genetic High Cholesterol 86%

Nigeria Begins Mpox Vaccination Program After Delays

Study: Over 800M Adults Worldwide Have Diabetes

Study: Aggressive Cancer Can be Treated by Targeting Rogue DNA

Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies

Associated Press9 hrs

Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: Scott Bessent Named As Treasury Secretary Pick, Russell Vought Tapped As OMB Head

Bird Flu Has Infected Two Young People. Here’s Why Experts Are Concerned

Scientific American6 hrs

Celltrion’s Prolia, Xgeva biosimilars receive approval in Korea

Korea Herald1 day

Can RFK Jr. Limit Ozempic Access as HHS Chief? Here’s What to Know

New York Times14 hrs

New York Hospital Performs First Fully Robotic Double-Lung Transplant

Trump Nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

UK: Details of Assisted Dying Bill Published

UK: COVID Critic Jailed for Inciting Violence

A star urologist preyed on men and boys. Why didn't his hospitals stop the abuse?

Oregon Poised To Force Health Insurers To Cover Trans Genital Surgeries for Children—or Risk Losing Their Licenses

Washington Free Beacon1 hr

Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen

Korea Herald1 day

Daniel Penny trial: Defense witness who claimed chokehold didn’t kill Jordan Neely returns to stand

Infant dies, 10 sickened amid listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat meat

Pakistan: Schools Close in Lahore as Air Pollution Hits Record Level

Serbia Roof Collapse Kills At Least 14

UN: National Climate Pledges 'Miles Short' of 2030 Target

BHP, Vale to Pay $30B for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse

Los Angeles officials still on ‘progressive warpath’ despite overwhelming voter rebuke of leftist policies

Hyundai and Kia recall 208,000 EVs

TechCrunch14 hrs

Parked EV crashes into restaurant; four pedestrians injured

Korea Herald1 day

Conner O’Malley Is the Bard of the Manosphere

New Yorker5 hrs

The Biden Administration Put $7 Billion Into “Hydrogen Hubs.” Critics Smell a Boondoggle.

Mother Jones5 hrs

Los Angeles County Sues Coca-Cola and Pepsi Over Plastic Bottles

McDonald's Pulls Onions That Likely Caused E.coli Outbreak

Newsom Signs California School Ban on Artificial Additives

UK to Ban Junk Food TV Ads

Meet Casey Means, the surgeon turned health influencer behind RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement

Business Insider3 hrs

Score Free Delivery at DoorDash

Lake Mead and Lake Powell: Plans for Future of Water Supply Revealed

What to know about creatine, the gym supplement with wide benefits

New Scientist1 day

No need to overload your cranberry sauce with sugar this holiday season − a food scientist explains how to cook with fewer added sweeteners

The Conversation1 day

Ecuador: 60-Day Emergency Declared Over Drought, Wildfires

Wildfires Burn on Both US Coasts

Report: Wildfires Damaging Peru's Ecosystems

Portugal Requests Help From Europe as Wildfires Rage

Crews battle large fire at manufacturing business' petroleum tank farm in Tulsa, Oklahoma

USA Today3 days

Fire at Posco plant in Pohang extinguished, but raises safety concerns

Korea HeraldNov 09

India’s Capital Chokes Under ‘Severe Plus’ Pollution—Emergency Measures Enacted Including School Shutdowns

Fire in a Northern India Hospital Kills 10 Newborn Babies

Can sensor technology stop a wildfire before it starts?

New ScientistOct 19

White House: Insurance Should Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Biden Administration Announces First Medicare-Negotiated Drug Prices

Walmart Shutting Down All Health Clinics and Virtual Care Service

Senior Doctors in England Accept Pay Offer, End Strikes

How Trump Could Weaken the Affordable Care Act

Scientific American11 hrs

Trump taps Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Business Insider3 days

How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

ProPublica5 hrs

It’s Time to Make Healthcare Great Again

Trump picks TV personality and former Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid agency