Health Care
FDA authorizes home tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea
Home diagnostic tests have become a more widely used option during the Covid-19 pandemic, and...
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Fact check: Do Republican spending cuts threaten federal HIV funding? For some programs, yes
Programs to treat HIV and fight its spread have enjoyed bipartisan funding support in recent...
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US to cover HIV prevention drugs for older Americans to stem spread of the virus
Under the plan from the Biden administration, Medicare would cover patients’ full cost of preexposure...
Health care clinic at Vietnamese plaza in San Jose nears approval
Vietnam Town commercial center near downtown San Jose may add a medical services facility.
A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time
The CDC is asking prenatal care providers to warn their patients about potential supply shortages.
Life expectancy gap between men and women in the US widened significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic
Women in the United States can expect to live nearly six years longer than men,...
Starting Sunday, COVID protection and treatment may cost Californians. See how much you might have to pay
A California law required health insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests for six...
Loss of smell from COVID-19 takes up to three years to return, study finds
More than a quarter of the COVID-19 group still experienced olfactory dysfunction two years after...
Opinion: Killing Palestinian children cannot be justified
Escalating Israeli rhetoric and violence against us has gone ignored and unchallenged by Western governments...
Veterans Administration says it’s open to exploring the use of psychedelics to treat PTSD
Like a growing number of veterans, John Lewandowski says he found hope and recovery in...