HCA workers push for higher pay and more staffing amid billions in profits: ‘I’m struggling’ | US unions
Union workers with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US, are holding picket…
Majority of VA mental health visits are timely, but referrals lag: Watchdog
Roughly 80% of mental health appointments made in the Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Program are scheduled within the…
What Happened to My Body When I Ate Broccoli Every Day
6 min read As a dietitian, I’m no stranger to recommending vegetables. In fact, I often sound like…
A 38-year-old fitness founder shares 2 habits she uses to build muscle
Morgan Kline cofounded Burn Boot Camp with her husband, Devan Kline, in 2012. Kline attends Burn Boot Camp…
Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially…
Peppermint, rose water and hibiscus: Do herbal cooling remedies actually work?
Rolling heat waves. Unusually high humidity. A supersized El Niño on the horizon, which stands to spike temperatures…
AI can transform our health system, but are we ready for it?
Bangladesh’s healthcare sector has long grappled with severe structural limitations—acute physician shortages, a massive rural-urban divide, rising burdens…
Lindsay Clancy trial Day 11: Possible bipolar diagnosis raised
By Camilo Fonseca, Globe Staff Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham asked specialist Rebecca Jollotta whether Clancy ever articulated a plan,…
Dietitian Shares No. 1 Plant-Based Protein to Boost Brain Health
Plant proteins provide filling protein, of course. But they’re also packed with nutrients, like healthy fats and antioxidants,…
Weight loss: The 30-minute daily workout that beats intense exercise for torching belly fat
While walking has long been considered the easier option in exercise, mounting evidence suggests this assumption may be…
UH College of Pharmacy secures funding for three major health studies
University of Houston College of Pharmacy researchers have secured more than $1 million in new funding to support…
Harvard study links GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to a 27-point jump in women’s employment — bigger than a college degree gap
shutterstock.com / Pietukhova Pretty privilege may be alive and well. Apparently, so is skinny privilege. For years, economists…