Month: May 2022

Studying the coronavirus variants that have faded away could help us prepare for what comes next, scientists say. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with plans to ban menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars—policies that agency officials say could help prevent some of the roughly 500,000 U.S. deaths linked to tobacco each year. “The actions we are proposing can help significantly reduce youth initiation and increase the chances that … Read more

Grindr LLC, the dating app that specializes in connections for the LGBTQ+ community, is rolling out new benefits to support employees seeking gender affirmation surgery, joining other companies that are endeavoring to help employees receive care that is sometimes difficult to access. Under the new benefits, which have been in the works for about nine … Read more

Buried under the skin of the abdomen, the heart device he co-invented monitors irregular heartbeats and can deliver a jolt to shock the heart back to a normal rhythm. View original article Contributor: Harrison Smith

Probe of insurers is opened amid concerns about the future of abortion rights. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

Almost certainly not, according to legal analysts, who said it would be a stretch of the Justice Department’s authority to even investigate the matter. View original article Contributor: Matt Zapotosky

Buried under the skin of the abdomen, the heart device he co-invented monitors irregular heartbeats and can deliver a jolt to shock the heart back to a normal rhythm. View original article Contributor: Harrison Smith

Probe of insurers is opened amid concerns about the future of abortion rights. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

Almost certainly not, according to legal analysts, who said it would be a stretch of the Justice Department’s authority to even investigate the matter. View original article Contributor: Matt Zapotosky