Roger Severino, the Trump administration official tasked with enforcing civil rights in medicine, knows what it’s like to overpay for healthcare. Severino, the director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, recently sought medical care for a foot injury that required surgery. The day before the surgery, his… Read More »
TBILISI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a new wave of Russian feminism, thousands of women are posting selfies on social media showing their pimples, cellulite and hair loss to challenge beauty stereotypes that women’s rights activists say fuel low self-esteem and eating disorders. The #AllIsFineWithMe trend – started by a Russian teen who has struggled… Read More »
A review of 14 studies found that people with persistent headache or back pain were twice as likely to experience the other disorder as well. New research finds a strong association between headaches and lower back pain. Chronic headaches and persistent back pain are both debilitating conditions. New findings suggest a link between the two,… Read More »
Enlarge this image President Trump greets supporters after arriving at Florida’s Ocala International Airport on Thursday to give a speech on health care at The Villages retirement community. In his speech, Trump gave seniors a pep talk about what he wants to do for Medicare, contrasting it with plans of his Democratic rivals. Evan Vucci/AP… Read More »
How we prepare food matters to us, surprisingly deeply, it turns out. Scientists have recently discovered that different diets — say, high-fat versus low-fat, or plant-based versus animal-based — can rapidly and reproducibly alter the composition and activity of the gut microbiome, where differences in the composition and activity can affect everything from metabolism to… Read More »
Over 25 million users in South Africa now have access to mobile internet basics at no cost London, October 3rd, 2019 – More than 25 million mobile users in South Africa can now access internet essentials for free at any time, even when they have run out of credit. The free internet service was launched… Read More »