Month: April 2024

Ireland will require them starting in 2026, and there are nascent efforts elsewhere to add more explicit labeling about the health risks of drinking. View original article Contributor: Ted Alcorn

Premature babies especially benefited from skin-to-skin contact, and women tended to respond more strongly than men did. View original article Contributor: Joanne Silberner

The ongoing outbreak of bird flu has infected at least one person in the U.S. and has raised questions about how safe poultry and eggs are to eat right now. So far, there have been no reported cases of spread among people, or of a person contracting this strain of avian influenza (also known as … Read more

Jaw pain can be caused by clenching, stress, joint problems and even a heart attack. Here’s how to figure out what the problem is and what to do. View original article Contributor: Ashley Abramson

The CDC also reported a decline or likely decline in coronavirus infections in 29 states and territories. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing

A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or their credit scores, a study found. View original article Contributor: Sarah Kliff

Published in partnership with The Fuller Project, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to the coverage of women’s issues around the world. Katherine Fitzgerald had just arrived at the party. Before she could even get a drink, she threw up and broke out in a sweat. “I was dizzy. I couldn’t breathe. I had heart pain,” Fitzgerald … Read more