CITY JOURNAL – In his confirmation hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued that U.S. health-care spending represents a “20 percent tax on the entire economy.”
Rather than engage in a “divisive debate about who pays,” he suggested the nation ask, “Why are health-care costs so high in the first place?”
Kennedy offered his own answer: “chronic disease,” to which “90 percent of health-care spending” is devoted.
He specifically pointed to...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa Bay palliative care doctor is facing federal child porn production charges.
Dr. Stephen Leedy was pulled over and arrested on Dec. 19 by Holly Springs police officers in Georgia.
“I’m sorry. What’s going on?” Dr. Leedy is heard asking the officers in body worn camera video obtained by News Channel 8.
“Just put your hands behind your back,” an officer said.
Leedy told officers it was a case of “mistaken identity,” and...
"If the court sides with South Carolina, it will likely embolden other conservative governors to cut Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs ... "
Earth.com – Crews heading for Mars will face conditions quite different from those on Earth, and researchers have been working to figure out what might happen to the human body during these extended voyages.
Kidneys have been a big question mark. Recent work reveals that these important organs could face more trouble than previously assumed, including a higher risk of stones and lasting damage.
Several studies have hinted at health concerns for astronauts ever since humans...
BOREDPANDA.COM – Have you ever tasted something particularly unusual and strange?
Or is it one of the items on your bucket list that you want to fulfill in your life?
Either way, it is not a difficult task to achieve because the world is full of extremely strange and bizarre foods.
Every country, nation, and even family has something that is delicious to them but very strange to others.
Some cannot even handle tea with milk, let alone...
CBS Boston – A man from Lincoln, Rhode Island says eating at Chick-fil-A every day helped him lose 132 pounds after a series of health scares left him searching for new ways to lose weight.
Pizza and beer took a toll
Tom Carroll says he was always a bigger guy.
"When I stepped on the scale, it said 346 pounds," he said. "I liked being the big guy that had a good time, that could go out...
Recent research suggests that three in 10 cannabis users will develop cannabis use disorder, defined as being unable to stop using cannabis even though it’s causing serious health and social problems.