Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True.
PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012 and does not fund abortions.
Health
Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages
In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.
Premises plea as wellbeing charity told to move
Simply Limitless must leave its base in Kidderminster in weeks after the landlord found new tenants.
How to Find the Right Medical Rehab Services
Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.
Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th person
UK Biobank scientists say the human body can be studied in greater detail than ever thanks to people like Steve.
Why are resident doctors striking and what are they paid?
Resident doctors in England will strike over pay for five days from 25 July.
South African AIDS Activist Pushes for H.I.V. Treatment Access After U.S.-Aid Cuts
Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears.
Woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story
A baby will be placed for adoption in UK after being trafficked from Nigeria. She may never know her real parents.
Child dies at Alder Hey after contracting measles
Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.
Latin makeup labels put people with allergies ‘at risk’
Cosmetic ingredients should be listed in English to protect people with allergies, campaigners say.
Arizona Resident Dies From Plague, Officials Say
The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.
Alzheimer’s has isolated us, says Fiona Phillips’ husband
Martin Frizell has spoken of the social isolation faced by the couple since the former GMTV presenter was diagnosed.
The Documentary Podcast
How male friendships and support groups improve relationships and mental health
‘Don’t tell me my baby wasn’t meant to be’
Siobhan Gorman was 16 weeks pregnant and home alone when she gave birth to baby Archie.
Some GPs to offer coaching to get sick people back to work
The aim is to help people return to work quicker and reduce the length of time they need fit notes – better known as sick notes.
Vaccine roll-outs cut deaths by 60% – study
The study looked at vaccines deployed during outbreaks of five deadly diseases.
TV doctor and IVF pioneer quits BMA over strikes
The Labour peer says the strikes could damage public trust in doctors.
Surgeon banned by private practice is working for NHS
Marc Lamah, dropped by a private provider, continues to operate on NHS patients in Brighton.
Kennedy Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel
The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.
F.D.A. Posts Collection of Letters Outlining Concerns About New Drugs
The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All eventually passed muster.