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Health advocates mount opposition to RFK Jr health job pick
An expanding coalition of health and consumer advocates is campaigning against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to the top U.S. health...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...
Aug 17, 20243 min read
More imported cases of new mpox strain in Europe expected, public health agency says
More imported cases of a new mpox strain will appear in Europe in the coming weeks but the risk of sustained transmission remains low,...
Aug 17, 20242 min read
South Korea orders doctors to return to work amid prolonged strike
SEOUL -The South Korean government issued a return-to-work order for private practitioners on Tuesday as more doctors including medical...
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Factbox-What are UK political parties offering to voters?
LONDON - Britain's political parties vying for votes before a national election on July 4 have published their manifestos - documents...
Jun 17, 20245 min read
Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill
LIMA - Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender...
May 18, 20242 min read
Smaller towns in South Korea bear brunt of doctors’ shortage
INCHEON, South Korea - Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are struggling with a lack of physicians, as a nationwide strike of...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
US Supreme Court split over Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
WASHINGTON -U.S. Supreme Court justices, wading back into the battle over abortion access, appeared divided on Wednesday in a case...
Apr 26, 20244 min read
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