[ad_1] COVID-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 19, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead…
[ad_1] A microbiologist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology prepares a bacterial colony of the strain Streptococcus pyogenes on a blood agar plate. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Already recognized as one of the leading public health threats facing humanity today, it is feared that a warming world is making it harder to…
[ad_1] Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York City, New York, on Friday, September 23, 2011. Carter was among nearly a dozen current and former first ladies who gathered to explore ways to grow their leadership roles as part of RAND African First Ladies Initiative. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The…
[ad_1] Supporters of Ohio Issue 1 cheer as results come in at a watch party hosted by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights on November 7, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Andrew Spear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ohio voters have added the right to access abortion care to the state’s constitution, NBC News projects…
[ad_1] President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon for a state dinner Wednesday to celebrate the close alliance between the U.S. and Australia, but toned down the festivities in light of the suffering and death in the Middle East. Instead, the White House…
[ad_1] The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked in full a lower court ruling that would have curbed the Biden administration’s ability to communicate with social media companies about contentious content on such issues as Covid-19. The decision…
[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on using formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers, a huge step in raising awareness about the potential harms such products create for the many Black women who typically use them. The proposed rule would ban the chemical in hair-smoothing or hair-straightening products, also called relaxers. The…
[ad_1] Healthcare workers strike in front of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers go on strike from October 4 to 7 across the United States, in Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2023. Aude Guerrucci | Reuters More than 85,000 health workers reached a tentative labor agreement with…
[ad_1] Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on October 06, 2023 in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kaiser Permanente workers on Friday threatened further strikes if executives don’t meet their demands over health-care staffing and job outsourcing. More than 75,000 Kaiser…
[ad_1] Kaiser Permanente employees, joined by Union members representing the workers, walk the picket line in Los Angeles, California on October 4, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers remained on strike Thursday for a second day over a short-staffing crisis at health facilities. A spokesperson…
