OxyContin maker will stop marketing opioid products to doctors amid scrutiny

The maker of the painkiller OxyContin will stop actively marketing its opioid products to doctors. Purdue Pharmaceuticals announced that it would cut its sales staff by more than half and would stop sending sales representatives...

Here’s what Americans need to know about the UK’s health system

Donald Trump’s criticisms of the NHS suggest he doesn’t know much about our system – or the one he presides over Once again, the president of the United States has elevated a segment on an...

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio Help Save the Life

Rose and Jack to the rescue! Former Titanic costars and friends Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up to help save the life of a 28-year-old mother named Gemma Nuttall who is battling cancer. Nuttall,...

Controversial Trump drug policy appointee to step down

A 24-year-old appointed to a top position in the White House’s drug policy office will step down at the end of the month, The White House confirmed Wednesday night. Taylor Weyeneth, who was promoted last...

President Trump says young people pay $12 for health insurance…

President Trump says young people pay $12 for health insurance — here's how much it actually costs In an interview published Wednesday, President Donald Trump told The New York Times that young people pay $12...

Senate rejects funding bill, partial shutdown begins

Senators voted late Friday to reject a House-passed bill that would have funded the government until Feb. 16, beginning a partial government shutdown. Most Democrats voted to block the bill as part of a risky...

Trump’s Medicaid reform will benefit the poor, sick and disabled

On Jan. 11, the Trump Administration issued a new guidance to states that will allow them for the first time in the program’s history to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Under the...

The New Health Insurance Bill Faces The Same Old Roadblocks

Medicaid cuts make the bill a tough sell with GOP moderates. The revised Senate Republican health insurance bill released Thursday makes a major change from the previous version in an effort to placate conservative lawmakers....

Kentucky Just Made It Harder For Poor People To Get Health Care

It’s what the Trump administration wants — and more states will likely follow. The Trump administration on Friday told Kentucky it can go ahead with its controversial Medicaid overhaul ― an initiative that would reduce...

Women are eating McDonald’s fries after sex to get pregnant

Despite there being no science to back it up, some mums reckon it boosts their chances of getting pregnant TUCKING into McDonald's chips is one of the bizarre ways women are trying to boost their...

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