What your mammogram can tell you about your cardiovascular health
Some clinics will now check your breast scan for arterial calcification, which can be a sign of heart disease risk. But questions remain about the approach.
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As Ukraine's birth rate plunges, here's what one doctor is doing to reverse the trend
Ukraine is suffering from more than a Russian invasion. Births have plummeted. But many families with help from the government and doctors are trying to buck the trend and have a child in wartime.
She was terrified waiting for surgery. Then her anesthesiologist began to sing
As Samantha Hodge-Williams waited on the operating table for emergency surgery, she felt alone and scared. Then the anesthesiologist appeared.
Medicaid can now pay for care given on sidewalks. It could help mitigate homelessness
Medicaid can now pay for medical and mental health care delivered on the sidewalk. This will transform how care for unhoused people can be given in the states that take advantage of the policy change.
The Biden Administration wants health insurance to cover all OTC contraception
The Biden Administration has proposed a rule to require private health insurance to cover over-the-counter birth control pills, spermicide, condoms and plan B.
This farmer 'planted blindly' in a changing climate. A weather app came to his rescue
“I kept on guessing and just taking risks,” says farmer Stephen Nzioka of Kenya. A weekly text message has been a game changer as he copes with a changing climate.
Besides cancer, breast checkups may also gauge a person’s risk for heart disease
Breast x-rays, better known as mammograms, are typically used to detect breast cancer. But the pictures also show whether arteries in the breast have calcified.
Biden administration proposes a rule to make over-the-counter birth control free
Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance.
To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit
The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.
1,000-year-old seed germinates. But what is it?
Dr. Sarah Sallon planted a 1,000-year-old seed that could soon could bare extinct fruit.