SF CHRONICLE – President Donald Trump’s budget cuts to Medicaid have forced Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to shutter five clinics across Northern California and the Central Coast, including one in South San Francisco, the group said Thursday.
The GOP-led federal spending bill that Trump signed into law earlier this month eliminated federal Medicaid funding for any type of medical care to organizations that perform abortions.
Mar Monte is the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the country,...
CBS News, Washington — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order making it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets and get them treatment elsewhere.
The president's order asks Attorney General Pam Bondi to "reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees that limit state and local governments' ability to commit individuals on the streets who are a risk to themselves or others," according to a White House fact sheet.
It...
THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE – Hair loss is frustratingly common, affecting more than 80 million people in the United States alone.
Multiple factors — including stress, genetics, diet and lifestyle — can disrupt your hair’s natural growth cycle and trigger inflammation and irritation, all of which can compromise the follicles’ integrity.
While certain types of hair loss (such as scarring alopecia) can be permanent, many are not. Here, a comprehensive guide to addressing breakage...
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – For many cancer patients, treatment can be an isolating and overwhelming journey — marked by fear, fatigue and the constant burden of travel. But what if chemotherapy could be delivered at home?
In this episode, we explore the movement to bring cancer care into the comfort of patients' homes. Could this shift not only ease the experience but also improve outcomes?
This week's episode of Tomorrow’s Cure features insights from Dr....
The report also noted that Russia sat on emails detailing Clinton’s 'psycho-emotional problems, uncontrolled fits of anger, aggression and cheerfulness'...
HealthWatch, CBS News – A patient in a South Carolina children's hospital has died of a brain-eating amoeba, according to the facility.
In a news briefing Tuesday, Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Midlands confirmed the patient died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, also known as PAM, a rare but often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri organism.
The hospital did not share any more details about the patient or where they became infected, but added this is...
The domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump signed into law this month didn't extend the enhanced subsidies that help people pay for their ACA plans.
NEWSWEEK – A four-day workweek with no reduction in pay improves both workers' health and overall job performance and satisfaction, according to a new study.
Working norms were reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, making remote work a necessity for some amid lockdowns.
But it also exposed widespread burnout and disengagement among workers across most markets.
In response, some companies began offering reduced hours with full pay.
Initiatives like '4 Day Week Global' are aimed at...