Donald Trump is receiving widespread backlash after he likened himself to a “king” on social media following his administration’s decision to rescind New York City’s congestion pricing program. On Wednesday, following a letter issued by his transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, […]
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The family of Martin Luther King Jr has expressed concern over Donald Trump’s executive order to release records surrounding the civil rights leader’s assassination, saying the president’s mandate could revive efforts to discredit the revered activist with the public. Speaking
The amount of acute respiratory illness causing Americans to seek healthcare is at a high level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In an update issued on Friday, the CDC announced that in addition to Covid-19
Covid and flu rates rise across the US, according to the CDC | Infectious diseases Read More »
Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US after tobacco and obesity, according to a new advisory by the US surgeon general. Released on Friday, the advisory revealed that alcohol use contributes to nearly 100,000
Donald Trump has appointed Mark Burnett, a British television producer who helped produce Trump’s show The Apprentice, as the US’s special envoy to the UK. In an announcement on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump hailed 64-year-old Burnett, saying: “With a
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A controversial study that promoted hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, as a treatment for Covid-19 has officially been withdrawn. On Tuesday, Elsevier, a Dutch academic publishing company which owns the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, issued the retraction of the March
Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment | Coronavirus Read More »
Two cases of bird flu have been reported in California’s San Joaquin county, according to local health officials. According to a press release issued on Friday and reported by the Sacramento Bee, health officials from San Joaquin county public health
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Victims of a former Pennsylvania judge convicted in the so-called kids-for-cash scandal are outraged by Joe Biden’s decision to grant him clemency. In 2011, Michael Conahan was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after he and another judge,
US Senate minority leader and polio survivor Mitch McConnell has condemned attempts to undermine the polio vaccine after reports that a lawyer affiliated with Robert F Kennedy Jr – the health secretary pick for Donald Trump’s second presidency – petitioned
Americans spend more time living with diseases than people from other countries, according to a new study. On Wednesday, the American Medical Association published its latest findings, revealing that Americans live with diseases for an average of 12.4 years. Mental
