Health

• Pro-life pregnancy center sues to derail New Jersey AG's 'unjustified' investigation

  19-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 25

  Pro-life pregnancy centers targeted by Democratic state attorneys general are fighting back.

• Study finds most teens in 2023 have never tasted alcohol

  19-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  Fewer teenagers drank or smoked marijuana in 2023 and most said they had never even tasted alcohol, according to a federally funded study.

• Study finds daily toothbrushing reduces pneumonia risk in hospitals

  19-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 19

  Brushing your teeth twice daily could boost your immunity to pneumonia during hospital stays, according to a new study.

• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tests positive for COVID, visit by new Slovak leader canceled

  19-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 16

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, and the government said a visit by Slovakia's new prime...

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• Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity among young U.S. kids is increasing

  19-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 21

  A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children.

• Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana

  18-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 22

  Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products.

• As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape

  18-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 22

  The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train...

• U.K. parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts, says she's done nothing wrong

  17-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 20

  A member of Britain's House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative government...

• Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach

  17-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 21

  Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022 because of "all over the place"...

• Quaker Oats recalls granola products over salmonella contamination concerns

  17-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 21

  Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with...

• Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

  16-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 25

  Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick...

• Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights

  16-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 36

  In a corner of their Mexico City office, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide keep an image of the Virgin Mary close to a green scarf...