On March 14, Dr. Mehmet Oz will answer questions from members of the Senate Finance Committee in his confirmation hearing to lead the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oz is an unusual combination of a high-achieving doctor—he has an Ivy-League pedigree and was a heart surgeon at Columbia University for decades—and a … Read more
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are asking retailers to pull a small number of acne creams from their store shelves after government testing found they contain slightly elevated levels of a chemical associated with cancer. The Food and Drug Administration said several lots of six products containing benzoyl peroxide are being recalled, including Walgreens Acne … Read more
WASHINGTON — At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday. Among the birds showing the steepest declines are Allen’s hummingbirds, Florida scrub jays, golden-cheeked warblers, tricolored blackbirds and yellow-billed magpies. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “These are the very real … Read more
Senate Finance Committee Democratic tax staff who reviewed Mehmet Oz’s tax returns said the nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services avoided paying some Medicare and Social Security taxes over three years. View original article Contributor: Lauren Weber
Mehmet Oz has made a successful career on TV and online, promoting often unproven weight loss treatments and supplements. Now the physician is poised to run two of America’s largest health care programs. View original article Contributor: Elana Gordon, Peter Bresnan, Maggie Penman, Lynh Bui, Drea Cornejo, Caitlin Gilbert, Sam Bair
Dave Weldon is likely to be questioned about measles infections, a plan to study a debunked link between vaccines and autism, and the ongoing bird flu outbreak. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun, Dan Diamond, Rachel Roubein, Fenit Nirappil
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Have you noticed that once a thought or idea enters your consciousness you start seeing it everywhere. For me this past week it is microplastics and it is disturbing. Microplastics … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Q. I’m concerned that I’m looking older, and my eyes appear puffy with extra skin over my upper lids. I have consulted with two surgeons who have given me different … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Solar flare Space weather occurs when explosive events near the Sun’s surface project strong radiation fields towards the Earth. These events typically peak during solar maximum – a cycle that occurs approximately every 11 years – but serious events can also happen during solar minimum. Currently, we are experiencing a maximum, with solar activity at … Read more