CVS Health pulls some cough-andcold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors
The drug store chain said it will remove a small number of products. STOCK PHOTO Associated Press CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some …
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The small molecule penalty is a threat to health equity
STOCK PHOTO A seemingly minor provision in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act could make it harder for marginalized patients to access the medicines their doctors …
People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies
Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database …
Superbugs threaten us all – It’s time for Congress to enact legislation
Bacteria cells close-up under a microscope STOCK PHOTO Up to 37 million Americans have chronic kidney disease — but nine in 10 of them don’t …
TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views
NEW YORK (AP) – TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app`s users, …
Officials propose an antibiotic ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to …
Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing
Chester Deanes, left, and Ben Phillips, who grew up at the former Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St. Louis, are now seeking redress. PHOTO COURTESY OF …
Centuries late, Native American remains returned for reburial
Illinois State Museum PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – For centuries, Europeans carving up the prairie to suit their own idea of settlement …
Updated covid shots are coming
WASHINGTON (AP) – Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for …
Patients need doctors who look like them, to treat them
STOCK PHOTO DETROIT (AP) – Dr. Starling Tolliver knew she wanted to become a doctor. Yet, as a Black girl growing up in Akron, Ohio, …