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White House Pledges $1.5 Billion for Doctors, Nurses in Underserved Areas Nov. 23, 2021The Biden administration says it will spend $1.5 billion on scholarship and loan repayment programs to place more health care workers in underserved communities and diversify the health care workforce.The money will come through the American Rescue Plan and be administered through the National Health Service Corps and the Nurses Corps. The aim is to put 22,700 doctors, dentists, nurses, and behavioral health providers in areas that don’t have enough health care services, according to a news release from the White House.“Our nation must

Kraft Heinz has issued the recall for some batches of Country Time Lemonade, Tang, Arizona Tea powdered drink mixes, and limited Kool-Aid powdered drinks .

Year’s Second Case of Monkeypox Discovered in Maryland Nov. 23, 2021Health authorities have confirmed that a Maryland resident who recently returned from Nigeria has monkeypox, making it the second case of the rare but potentially fatal viral illness found in the United States this year.So far, the person has shown only mild symptoms, the Maryland Department of Health said in a news release issued last week. The person is isolating and has not been hospitalized.“Public health authorities have identified and continue to follow up with those who may have been in contact with the diagnosed individual,” Jinlene

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promising a future with safer drinking water. Here's what to know.

Experts break down what every Black young adult should keep in mind when faced with acts of discrimination, starting with acknowledging the hurt.

New Commonwealth Fund report says lack of investment in communities of color is driving health inequity in all 50 states.

Kool-Aid Tropical Punch Mixture Recalled Kool-Aid Tropical Punch Mixture Recalled Nov. 16, 2021Kraft Heinz is recalling 82.5-ounce containers of Kool-Aid Tropical Punch mixture because the flavored powder may contain small pieces of metal or glass.Some of the Kool-Aid mix was sold at Costco. A letter from Kraft Heinz to Costco said those containers of the mixture with best-when-used-by dates of Aug. 31, 2023, and Sept. 1, 2023, are being recalled because of “the potential presence of foreign material, specifically very small pieces of metal or glass.”The Kool-Aid can be returned to Costco for a refund. The metal and

A new AI tool identifies patterns in the genes and proteins of thousands of species to predict which human gene variants are associated with disease.

At a time when police accountability, especially in the deaths of Black people, has become a major public issue, unreliable government numbers fail to portray the true scope, experts say.

Califf, a cardiologist, served as FDA chief in the Obama administration, leading the agency from February 2016 to January 2017.

The popular notion that younger people are likelier to embrace behavioral shifts against climate change may be wrong, a new survey suggests.

About 61 million U.S. adults live with a disability, according to the CDC. That’s about 1 in 4. But a recent USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study shows that this population is still not widely reflected on-screen, despite Hollywood’s various diversity initiatives over the past few years.

Facebook may have misled Congress about the company’s understanding of how COVID misinformation spread on the platform.

Current genetic testing fails to diagnose about 40% of patients, which can have significant consequences for them, their families and health providers.

People at the greatest risk for having more extremely hot and humid days are already living in hot and humid places.

A living donor can be family, a friend, or a stranger. They just have to be a match for one of the more than 90,000 people in the U.S. who need a kidney transplant.

Child Bitten by Bat Develops Rare Case of Human Rabies Child Bitten by Bat Develops ‘Rare Case of Human Rabies’ Nov. 3, 2021A child in Texas who was bitten by a bat has developed “a rare case of human rabies,” Texas Health and Human Services said in a news release.The release didn’t give the child’s condition or reveal specifics about the case, other than saying the child is a resident of Medina County, west of San Antonio, and is being treated in a Texas hospital. Health officials are trying to determine whether anybody else who came in contact

Although much of our DNA has no obvious function, scientists are discovering that some of these “junk” segments may be key to our humanity.

Streets that cut through most American suburbs and towns are ideal habitats for vultures to roost for the night, a new study suggests.

Low health literacy, poor access to medical records are among the reasons, but doctors also don’t communicate well with patients, AHIMA Foundation report says

Patient Choice and Physician Choice awards rank health systems in 26 geographic regions in six specialties.

Making sure the needed number of doctors and nurses available to care for people in communities is difficult, and a new report warns the latest estimates are off.

Federal prosecutors have charged Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Theranos’s president and chief operating officer, with nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

While the company failed to deliver on its promise to revolutionize the industry, some testing has been slowly moving away from labs and into clinics.

The spray has been linked to four infections in Kansas, Minnesota, Texas and Georgia. Two children were infected, including one who died