Measles isn’t only in the headlines these days; it may also be on your airplane. An adult contagious with the disease flew from Asia to San Francisco in February, infecting two others — one adult and one child — during the flight, California health departments said this month. It’s an inauspicious development in a year… Read More: With Measles Outbreaks on the Rise, a Concern Over the… »
Being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk of various types of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). These obesity-related cancers are now found to be on the rise among young people in the United States. What’s more, rates are steeply increasing in progressively younger ages and successively younger generations, suggest… Read More: Obesity Is Driving Rise in Cancer Among Young People »
GPs, mental health and community care are the services to get the biggest increases in funding as part of a new long-term plan to overhaul the NHS. The aim is to curb the reliance on hospitals, which will get a smaller cut of the budget as health chiefs overhaul the way the service works in… Read More: NHS long-term plan: Non-hospital care to get biggest funding rise »
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others. Los Angeles Times: Want To Reduce Opioid Use? Nudge The Doctors Who Prescribe Them An Orange County doctor was arrested by federal authorities in December on suspicion of illegally prescribing narcotics, “flooding Southern California with huge quantities of opioids,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.… Read More: Viewpoints: Doctors Can Play Big Role In Slowing Opioid Epidemic;… »