Rev. Jesse Jackson was rushed to a hospital near Howard University in D.C. after a fall, his daughter tweeted on Monday. Jackson became injured while walking into the site of a student protest, the university tweeted. Jackson’s nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, told CNN on Tuesday that Jackson had fallen… Read More
California opioid lawsuit: drug companies win
A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson issued a tentative ruling on Monday that said the governments hadn’t proven the pharmaceutical companies used deceptive marketing… Read More
Report: Joe Biden exposed to COVID-19?
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Sunday that she had tested positive for the coronavirus — and she may have exposed President Joe Biden. According to her statement, she first started canceling meetings on Wednesday and a member of her household tested positive sometime before that. Just one day… Read More
CDC changes definition of lead poisoning in young children
U.S. health officials have changed their definition of lead poisoning in young children — a move expected to more than double the number of kids with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in their blood. The more stringent standard announced Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention means… Read More
WHO director-general runs for another five-year term
The World Health Organization said Friday that its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is running unopposed for a second five-year term. The U.N. health agency made the announcement after the deadline for candidacies for the next term expired on Sept. 23. The formal selection of the next director-general takes place at… Read More
This cheap COVID drug could save many lives
A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus. Researchers tested the pill used for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder because it was known to reduce inflammation and looked promising in smaller studies…. Read More
S. Korea: Kim Jong Un lost weight rapidly, dramatically
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has recently lost about 20 kilograms (44 pounds), but remains healthy and is trying to boost public loyalty to him in the face of worsening economic problems, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Thursday. The National Intelligence Service gave the assessment during a closed-door… Read More
Pharma company Merck to let other manufacturers make its COVID pill
Pharmaceutical company Merck agreed to allow other drug makers to produce its COVID-19 pill, in a move aimed at helping millions of people in poorer countries get access to the potentially life-saving drug, a United Nations-backed public health organization said on Wednesday. The Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement… Read More
Rising star Tim Scott slams Bernie Sanders
The Senate held a hearing in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Tuesday — and Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders got the worst of it. Sanders took the opportunity to sloganeer about his plan for health care. That attracted the ire of other committee members… especially Sen…. Read More
Huge nor’easter expected to slam the region
A powerful nor’easter began barreling up the U.S. Northeast coast Tuesday, with officials warning it could bring intense flooding, hurricane-force wind gusts and widespread power outages. New York and New Jersey issued emergency declarations ahead of the storm, which was forecast to gather strength through the day as it swept… Read More
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