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AP Health

FDA limits toxic lead in some baby foods
The Food and Drug Administration has set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal
2:20PM ( 5 months ago )
Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back
People are getting less iodine because of changes in diet and food manufacturing
2:18PM ( 5 months ago )
Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color
12:29PM ( 5 months ago )
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, researchers find
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. adolescents with commercial insurance received gender-affirming medications during a recent five-year period
11:00AM ( 5 months ago )
Indonesia launches free meals program to feed children and pregnant women to fight stunting
Indonesia’s new government has started an ambitious $28 million project to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women to fight malnutrition and stunting although critics question whether the nationwide program is affordable
11:08PM ( 5 months ago )
Indonesia launches free meals program to feed children and pregnant women to fight malnutrition
Indonesia’s new government has begun an ambitious project to fight malnutrition by feeding nearly 90 million children and pregnant women that is expected to cost $28 billion through 2029, although critics question whether the program is affordable
11:08PM ( 5 months ago )
'Our county ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't
Jimmy Carter was the first U_S_ president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”
12:04AM ( 5 months ago )
'Our country ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't
Jimmy Carter was the first U_S_ president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”
12:04AM ( 5 months ago )
Ohio governor vetoes medical free speech clause he says would gut state's regulatory power
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed part of a bill cast by state lawmakers as protecting the medical free speech of doctors and other health professionals
5:32PM ( 5 months ago )
Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week
3:56PM ( 5 months ago )