Recent investigations have shed light on a concerning discovery: bandages, used over cuts on the body, may harbour a silent danger. Some of the most trusted brands have been found to contain alarming levels of what scientists term “forever chemicals.” What are “Forever Chemicals”? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic compounds developed in the…
NUSEIRAT CAMP, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – His clinic destroyed during Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian dentist Najdat Saqr has retrieved equipment from the ruins and set up a tent to treat patients again. “Around 80% of our work involves root canal treatment. As for anaesthesia, I do have this but it’s about to…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday his government is open to talks with doctors who oppose his plan to increase medical school admissions, while accusing critics of offering no reasonable alternative to ease a doctor shortage. In a 50-minute address to the country, Yoon signalled his willingness for the…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five deaths possibly tied to dietary supplements, an official said. The inspection in Wakayama prefecture follows one on Saturday in Osaka, expanding the investigation into the drugmaker’s use of “Beni-Koji” red yeast materials. Osaka-based Kobayashi…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Zakot (Reuters) – Israel bombed at least three homes in Rafah overnight, raising new fear among the more than a million people sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip that a long-threatened ground assault could be coming. One of the airstrikes killed 11 people…
ATLANTA (AP) — The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production. Instead, the company said in a statement that it will embrace a standard known as “no antibiotics important to human medicine,” often…
Eleven communities in the South and Southwest were chosen in 2022 for a pilot program, and another 150 will be able to apply for assistance, which will be granted on a rolling basis, said Radhika Fox, assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s water office. More than 2 million people in the U.S. lack…
The U.S. teen birth rate declined by 7% to reach another record low in 2021, according to the most recent final report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national rate of 13.9 births per 1,000 girls and women ages 15 to 19 marked a drop from 15.0 per 1,000 in 2020, with…
