Canada Moves To Limit Prescription Drug Exports After Trump Order
Canadian officials, responding to a move by President Trump allowing Americans to import some prescription drugs, blocked bulk importation of drugs in cases in...
President Biden To Reopen Obamacare Enrollment February 15 To May 15 Amid Covid Pandemic
President Joe Biden will sign two executive actions Thursday designed to expand health care coverage amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as removing...
Donkey Milk: Benefits, Uses, and Downsides
Donkey milk’s history and uses
Donkeys belong to the Equidae family, which also includes horses and zebras. Various breeds of domesticated donkeys live all over...
Toxins In Marijuana Smoke May Be Harmful To Health, Study Finds
Smoking weed may expose you to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds.
People who only smoked marijuana...
Another First: Joe Biden Nominates Transgender Doctor, Rachel Levine, As Assistant Health Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday, January 19, 2021, that he will nominate Pennsylvania’s top health official, Rachel Levine, to be his assistant secretary of...
HIV Vaccine Created With mRNA Technology To Begin Human Trials
Over the past decade, advances in HIV treatment have yielded new drug combinations, once-daily dosing, and, most recently, the introduction of long-acting injectables for...
Timothy Ray Brown, First Man Cured Of HIV, Stricken With Terminal Cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of...
Overuse Of Antibiotics For Coronavirus To Blame In ‘Super Gonorrhea’ Spike
The excessive use of antibiotics during the Covid-19 pandemic could be fueling a spike in a highly drug-resistant STI – “super gonorrhea” – the...
The Ketogenic Diet May Play A Role in Treating Alcoholism
Researchers from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism just published a study demonstrating that the ketogenic diet might play a role in...
Law Allowing Euthanasia In Portugal Moves A Step Closer
Portugal’s parliament approved Friday, January 29, 2021, the final wording of legislation allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and gravely injured people.
The...