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Kenya's doctors threaten to join strike by nurses, citing increased workload in hospitals5:52 Doctors in Kenya have threatened to join a strike by nurses that has entered a sixth week, citing an increased workload in hospitals as they cover for the impact of the industrial action Report says Australian study finds 31 rugby league players with brain disease CTE5:52 The Australian Broadcasting Corp. says a study has found that 31 rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician5:52 This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner -- all owne… Man complained of lack of care for diabetes before death in ICE custody: Family0:03 A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools21:24 A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs What to know about hospital deals with Trump to limit care for transgender children13:28 At least six hospitals have reached agreements with President Donald Trump's administration to stop offering gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts22.září The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm22.září Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dates back more than 500 years Florida confirms death from dengue as state struggles with recent outbreak19.září Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death Scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection19.září West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House17.září Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging16.září The World Health Organization reports encouraging signs in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate grilling16.září A radiologist who's a former Fox News contributor will be facing lawmakers as President Donald Trump’s third nominee for surgeon general A childhood rite moves indoors as kindergartners learn to ride bikes in school gyms16.září Learning to ride a bike, a classic childhood milestone, is now happening in school gyms and playgrounds |