KFF Health News – Millions of Medicaid enrollees may have a way out of the new federal work requirement — if they live in a county with high unemployment.
By January 2027, President Donald Trump’s far-reaching domestic policy law will require many adult, nondisabled Medicaid enrollees in 42 states and Washington, D.C., to work or volunteer 80 hours a month or go to school.
But under the law, Medicaid enrollees in counties where unemployment is at...
THE NEW YORK POST – Ellen DeGeneres has shared some heartbreaking news.
The former talk show host took to Instagram to remember former guest Tayt Andersen, whose family announced passed away from cancer on Friday morning at the age of 19.
Andersen appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” several times while living with a congenital heart condition, and DeGeneres dubbed him her “only boyfriend” after he once called her his “girlfriend” on the program.
"Ellen DeGeneres took...
On Sept. 15, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs cleared the way for the exit program to expand to airports, seaports and land crossings across the country.
QUESTION: I'm a guy in my late 40s and trying to pay more attention to my health. But I'm confused about whether I should be screened for prostate cancer. Can you help?
ANSWER: The importance of all health screenings is that they can detect issues early. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S.
While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types...
"Abandoning an animal is not only heartbreaking but also against the law," Nashua police wrote as they asked for the public's assistance with identifying the individual responsible.
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – The contamination of shipping containers with radioactive material that has resulted in several recalls of frozen shrimp has been traced to an accident in Indonesia.
Inspectors from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently discovered and detained several international food shipping containers that contained unusual levels of cesium-137. Cs-137 is a radioisotope of cesium that is man-made through nuclear reactions. It is used worldwide in industrial, medical and research applications.
The...
The concrete bed stopped a commercial flight that lost control during landing. The safety system slows a runaway aircraft by collapsing under its weight.
SCIENCE ALERT – Researchers in the United Kingdom say they have successfully trialed what could become the world's first gene therapy for Huntington's disease – a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that is typically inherited.
While the results of the clinical trial are not yet formally published or peer reviewed, principal investigator and neuroscientist Ed Wild from University College London says the gene therapy, called AMT-130, "changes everything."
The highest dose can apparently slow disease progression by as...