You May Be Increasing Your Skin Cancer Risk Without Knowing It
Nov. 28, 2023 — The “sunscreen paradox” has confounded doctors of late: As more and more people use sunscreen, rates of melanoma and other skin cancers are going up. The …
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Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to …
Hundreds line up in China hospital as respiratory illness surges, video shows – National
Eyewitness footage from inside a Chinese hospital showed large crowds of families lining up for treatment amid a massive surge in respiratory illnesses that is hitting children the hardest. The …
‘Brutal’ cold sweeping the UK – is it a new strain of Covid?
Those suffering from the virus have turned to the platform Reddit to share their experiences. One person commented: “Just coming off the back end of a brutal cold that’s lasted …
Death of official at Ron DeSantis’s office went undetected for 24 min : NPR
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Peter Antonacci to lead a new elections fraud office in July 2022, just a few months before Antonacci died inside the Capitol building. Jim Vondruska/Getty …
Mayo Clinic announces $5 billion expansion of Minnesota campus
MINNEAPOLIS — The Mayo Clinic announced a $5 billion expansion plan for its flagship campus Tuesday that includes new buildings designed so they can evolve and expand as patient needs …
Hospitals are shortchanging Black cancer patients
A new analysis from researchers at the American Cancer Society suggests that the distressing disparity in outcomes for Black and White colon cancer patients could narrow if hospitals simply treated …
After husband and wife die of cancer, Ont. hospital gets staggering $20M donation in their name
Archie Verspeeten’s long and storied life came to an end on Saturday but his impact across southwestern Ontario will be felt for generations of cancer patients thanks to his parting …
Epidemic fears as child pneumonia cases surge after China outbreak
Cases of pneumonia in children are rising in Europe as a second country reports an uptick in the deadly respitory disease. The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) has …
A shortage of climate funding is leading to calls for financial reform : NPR
A woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people in Somalia, where climate change is fueling severe drought. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption toggle caption Jerome Delay/AP A woman …