Health

PARIS (AP) — When Clarisse Agbégnénou gained her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion as one of many athletes to observe at subsequent yr’s Paris Games, the French star’s smallest however best fan was much less wild about her mom’s latest gold medal than she was about her breast milk. ...

Republican lawmakers are demanding that Planned Parenthood be investigated for presumably falsifying or deceptive the federal authorities in requests for COVID-19 reduction cash. ...

People in search of medicine abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam should first have an in-person session with a physician, a federal appeals court docket says, although the closest doctor keen to prescribe the medicine is 3,800 miles (6,100 kilometers) and an 8-hour flight away. ...

For years in gymnastics, the phrase “the twisties” was often uttered in hushed tones, as if saying the slang time period for an athlete’s sudden lack of air consciousness throughout a routine would solely deepen the issue. ...

Infants ought to get a brand new drug to guard them in opposition to a respiratory virus that sends tens of hundreds of American youngsters to the hospital annually, heath advisers advisable Thursday. ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 108 folks had been handled for heat-related diseases on the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which is having one in every of its hottest summers in years. ...

An ongoing recall of Tydemy contraception by distributor Lupin Pharmaceuticals is affecting greater than 351,000 capsules bought from June 3, 2022, to May 31, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration warned customers Tuesday. ...

HAMDEN, Conn. — Santino Iamunno was born with out most of his proper hand, and the 11-year-old tends to maintain that hand in his pocket when round new folks, simply to keep away from the questions. ...

The variety of Americans with out medical health insurance dropped to a report low of 25.3 million individuals, or 7.7% of the inhabitants, within the first three months of 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. ...

WASHINGTON — A analysis scientist on the University of Alabama at Birmingham was named Wednesday to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci because the nation’s high infectious illness skilled. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo will develop into director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within the fall. She will oversee the company’s $6.3 billion price range, its analysis and its response to infectious illness outbreaks. ...