Otherweb Archive - News - Health

• Use your words wisely when talking to children
• States members pay to be reduced by 3%
• An expert explains the health benefits of drinking red wine
• Indiana House passes bill revoking hospitals' nonprofit status if they charge high prices
• Member of an Arizona tribe is arrested for allegedly starting a wildfire on reservation
• Filter trouble? Why audiologists worry noise-cancelling tech may impair hearing skills
• Focused Workers Taking Control of Their Tasks
• Duncan residents rally against crime in wake of shopkeeper’s beating - BC | Globalnews.ca
• Alberta surgical company’s fees double public costs, according to AHS documents | Globalnews.ca
• Nottingham stabbing: 'My nephew killed my brother - but I've forgiven him'
• Gemelli hospital: The facility treating Pope Francis
• Small talk going nowhere? Expert's 'threading' technique is the key to great conversations.
• Researchers at SickKids make discovery that can stop childhood brain tumour growth
• Boissonnault’s former company ineligible for federal contracts for 5 years | Globalnews.ca
• Teen with Down syndrome visits mother's grave to tell her he graduated high school
• Teacher reveals her 'Roman Empire,' is connection between childhood play and high school academics
• Husband says men should spend 9 months achieving peak physical condition before trying for a baby
• Braid: Contract scandal has ministers hunting for trouble across Alberta government
• Flu activity 'elevated' in US but showing signs of abating, CDC data shows
• Groups supporting victims of human trafficking receive more government funding
• Can somebody let this robot down?
• Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs free school breakfast and phone-free classroom bills into law
• Michigan court uproots part of verdict in favour of gardener whose organic lawn was killed
• This high school in Minnesota is encouraging students to ditch their phones
• Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS
• Overuse of muscle-building products associated with body image condition
• This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
• How to set up Crash Detection on your iPhone and Apple Watch
• Once high-flying Bluebird Bio sells itself to private equity after tough times for the gene therapy maker
• Explosion at a beachside resort in Hawaii injures 7 people and scatters debris
• Changing this smartphone setting for just two weeks significantly improves health and well-being
• Passengers 'dropping like flies' after suspected norovirus outbreak on P&O cruise ship
• Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 23% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage
• This is the first smartwatch in Japan for adults to feature Sanrio characters: Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and Hello Kitty
• Dreo 6L Smart Humidifier Just Had Its Biggest Price Cut Ever, Only $72 on Amazon
• Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases, raising concerns about undetected spread
• Synthesis method unlocks a pathway to valuable fluorinated drug compounds for new medicines
• Rachel Fuda and her husband John welcomed their third child Feb. 19
• Shortage of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs is resolved, FDA says
• Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds
• Semaglutide, Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster diabetes drug, is no longer in shortage
• I'm going to show you how to activate your lats before training your back
• 10 minute yoga stretch to help you start your day on the best possible note
• This was definitely a pretty solid overall AB workout. I feel like it worked my lower abs, middle and upper ABS
• Premier Danielle Smith’s blame on Alberta health agency chilling: emergency doctor | Globalnews.ca
• Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
• UnitedHealth's rough stretch continues, with buyouts, a reported DOJ probe and a 23% drop in three months
• New Coronavirus Discovered in Chinese Bats Sparks Alarm
• Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Stock Forecasts
• Bluebird bio to be taken private by Carlyle and SK Capital amid cash crunch
• Finnish MPs reject citizens' initiative for drug consumption rooms
• DOJ probes UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices, WSJ reports; shares tumble
• How Donald Trump’s tariff on pharmaceuticals could cause headaches for American patients and Canadian companies
• David Staples: Who is J.P. Prasad, Alberta Health Services' COVID hero, now a key figure in AHS lawsuit?
• Horses and Humans Go Blind for Similar Reasons, So This Medicine Might Cure Both
• Pick up the Apple Watch SE for under $200 at Amazon
• DOGE shut the funding spigot for medical research overnight. Scientists are calling it ‘the end of science’ in America
• RFK Jr. thrusts antidepressants into the spotlight — unnecessarily, advocates say
• Study reveals exercise challenges for trans and gender-diverse Australians
• Helicopter crashes onto frozen reservoir in Idaho, killing 1 person and injuring another
• Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
• With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in
• Lioness Millie Bright and the ‘magical bra’ that means she can now play without pain
• Democratic governors sound alarm over proposed Medicaid cuts
• Food has always been my epicenter. I wake up in the morning thinking about what I'm going to eat
• Psychologist shares beautiful advice for talking to people with dementia
• Raneem's Law: Domestic abuse 999 pilot launched after murders
• Vernon, B.C. apartment residents without heat for more than a month - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
• DOGE cuts 9/11-related cancer research funding, which FDNY commissioner calls "a tragedy for all Americans"
• Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa's opioid crisis
• Jaysley Beck's mother says 'no apology will bring her back'
• B.C. NDP finally admits organized crime profits from safer-supply drugs
• International expert panel recommends strongly against spinal injections for chronic back pain
• Scientists uncover method to halt key driver of prostate and other cancers
• Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition
• Hepatitis A case reported at Kensington sandwich shop
• 12 real men share how women (and men) actually reacted when they started working out more
• Texas measles outbreak up to 58: Which states have reported measles cases in 2025? See map
• BC Conservative MLA says drugs took ‘unsurmountable’ toll on her family | Globalnews.ca
• Why silences may actually help your relationship
• New dads reveal conflict and guilt in the transition to parenthood
• CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
• Deal reached to keep dozens of sexual health clinics open another year, B.C. group says | Globalnews.ca
• Over 200 doctors wrongly told they passed essential exam
• Are more people staying active and joining gyms to boost mental health? New data
• B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of her brothers, niece and nephew
• White House suggests Medicare could be 'untouched' after Trump said it would be 'untouched'
• Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
• Brief intervention boosts grit in teenage boys, study finds
• Stable job = more kids: Finland's fertility equation
• Do you have norovirus or the flu? As both illnesses spread, doctors share common symptoms
• Alexandria Library official revisits library local activist Samuel Tucker's story
• Canada names 7 drug cartels, crime groups as terrorist entities - National | Globalnews.ca
• Man unexpectedly dies during brain scan. What scientists saw should give everyone comfort.
• Feds list criminal organizations as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking
• Save over $100 on the Sunny Health & Fitness magnetic rower and rekindle fitness goals
• RCMP investigating two separate fires in Langley, Maple Ridge
• New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes
• p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry
• Katie Thurston has shared an update on her breast cancer journey