Apr 07 Watch 9:34 Estrogen patches face shortage as more women seek hormone therapy By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas More women are seeking treatment for menopause and perimenopause, driving a shortage of estrogen patches, one of the most commonly used forms of hormone therapy. Manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand, leaving many to manage a range of… Continue watching
Apr 07 Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Social media users spread an unsupported claim that roads were closed around Walter Reed Medical Center. Continue reading
Apr 05 How to 'detox' your body for free without juice, teas or flushes By Grace Abels, PolitiFact Feel like your body needs a reset? What if we told you that you can ‘detox’ for free by leveraging your body’s natural waste removal systems. PolitiFact shares how to do some spring cleaning without paying for a “juice cleanse”… Continue reading
Apr 03 Trump signs order aimed at stabilizing college sports with threats to federal funding By Mark Long, Eddie Pells, Associated Press The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules that come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch The alarming rise of cancer in young adults and steps that could lower the risk By William Brangham, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert, Solveig Rennan We tend to think of cancer as a disease that mainly affects older people, but an increasing number of diagnoses are happening amongst the young. What is behind this alarming rise? And can anything be done to prevent it? Horizons… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 5:47 Candy makers quietly change recipes as climate change hits cocoa industry By Deema Zein, Mary Fecteau, Maea Lenei Buhre Earlier this week, The Hershey Company announced that it is returning all of its classic brands to earlier milk and dark chocolate recipes. The move comes amid a growing backlash over the recipe changes and the use of chocolate alternatives… Continue watching
Apr 03 Can you eat dyed Easter eggs? Follow these 7 tips to make sure it's safe By Sarah Raza, Associated Press Whether you're dying eggs for your table spread or planning to hide them for an egg hunt, it's important to follow food safety guidelines to minimize germs and maximize your egg quality. Continue reading
Apr 03 Justice Alito fell ill at a March event and was treated for dehydration, Supreme Court says By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Alito's illness did not require an overnight hospital stay and he was back on the bench the following Monday, spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement. Continue reading
Apr 03 A Nebraska hospital in peril shows how a Republican-led rural health fund is coming up short By Margery A. Beck, Ali Swenson, Associated Press It's a problem that millions of Americans in rural areas are awakening to as they realize there's no windfall coming for the vulnerable hospitals near their homes. Continue reading
Apr 02 Diabetes advocates hold out hope as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs By Ali Swenson, Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs with the INSULIN Act, a bill to cap the cost of the lifesaving drug at $35 per month for Americans with private insurance plans. Continue reading