Health

• Older men led 2021 surge in suicides, CDC reports

  16-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 29

  In a study released Wednesday, the CDC reported that the number of men 55 and older taking their own lives jumped to 13,655 in 2021 -- nearly 30...

• Census finds 2022 preschool enrollment returned to pre-pandemic numbers

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 33

  U.S. preschool enrollment bounced back to pre-pandemic numbers last year as officials lifted COVID-19 restrictions, the Census Bureau reported...

• Oklahoma Supreme Court keeps anti-abortion laws on hold while challenge is pending

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 35

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court reiterated its position on Tuesday in a 5-4 opinion that the state constitution guarantees a woman's right to an...

• Browns star RB Nick Chubb has a second knee surgery. The team expects him back in 2024

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb had surgery Wednesday to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, a season-ending...

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• Georgia county fights ruling requiring it to pay for transgender deputy's surgery

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  A Georgia county asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that it illegally discriminated against a sheriff's deputy by...

• Bird flu outbreak isn't over, but it's less severe, helping egg and poultry prices recover

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 32

  Nearly 5 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022,...

• China reportedly agrees to restrict companies that produce fentanyl chemicals

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 30

  China has agreed to crack down on companies that produce and export the precursor chemicals used to manufacture illicit drugs, particularly the...

• The Biden administration is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say

  15-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 23

  Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty...

• U.K. experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries

  14-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 24

  An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the...

• Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

  14-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization's efforts to prevent sexual abuse traveled to Congo to address the biggest...

• Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health

  14-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 49

  The Biden administration on Monday announced a White House initiative to improve how the federal government approaches and funds research into the...

• Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health

  14-11-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 33

  The Biden administration on Monday announced a White House initiative to improve how the federal government approaches and funds research into the...