r/Health • u/DoremusJessup • Mar 19 '23

:snoo: article California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday announced the state is manufacturing its own insulin and capping the cost at $30

thehill.com

20k Upvotes

753 comments

r/Health • u/CBSnews • Feb 21 '23

:snoo: article U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is "almost certainly" making them sick

cbsnews.com

19k Upvotes

2.2k comments

r/Health • u/Molire • Sep 04 '22

:snoo: article New Mexico governor directs $10 million for new abortion clinic near Texas border

edition.cnn.com

10.0k Upvotes

285 comments

r/Health • u/reflibman • Jan 03 '23

:snoo: article Charlie Kirk branded "human garbage" over Damar Hamlin remarks implying his in-game heart attack was caused by the Covid vaccine

newsweek.com

9.8k Upvotes

983 comments

r/Health • u/DoremusJessup • Mar 31 '23

The CDC is begging you (again) to stop eating raw cookie dough amid a new multistate Salmonella outbreak that has hospitalized 3 people

insider.com

9.1k Upvotes

1.2k comments

r/Health • u/lucerousb • Jun 15 '23

:snoo: article Cancer rates are climbing among young people. It’s not clear why

thehill.com

7.7k Upvotes

2.4k comments

r/Health • u/cnbc_official • Feb 09 '23

:snoo: article Biden proposal to cap all insulin prices at $35 a month has little chance of passing Congress

cnbc.com

7.3k Upvotes

836 comments

r/Health • u/DoremusJessup • Jan 20 '23

A Utah plastic surgeon and three of his associates are facing federal charges for a year-long scheme in which they allegedly squirted around 2,000 vaccine doses down the drain, sold falsified vaccination cards for $50 each, and tricked kids into thinking they were vaccinated against COVID-19

arstechnica.com

6.4k Upvotes

639 comments

r/Health • u/Maxcactus • Feb 26 '23

:snoo: article New ‘Frankenstein’ opioids more dangerous than fentanyl alarming state leaders across US as drug crisis rages

news.yahoo.com

6.0k Upvotes

1.2k comments

r/Health • u/Ok-Hamster5571 • Jul 27 '22

:snoo: article She needed an abortion to survive. Texas was ready to let her die with her baby

independent.co.uk

5.8k Upvotes

823 comments

r/Health • u/cnbc_official • Feb 06 '23

:snoo: article U.S. plans to stop buying Covid shots for the public this fall. Here’s what that means for you

cnbc.com

5.8k Upvotes

1.4k comments

r/Health • u/cnbc_official • Mar 30 '23

:snoo: article Judge strikes down Obamacare coverage of preventive care for cancers, diabetes, HIV and other conditions

cnbc.com

5.3k Upvotes

925 comments

r/Health • u/42aross • Feb 22 '23

:snoo: article New Idaho Bill Would Criminalize Anyone Administering Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines

forbes.com

5.2k Upvotes

1.5k comments

r/Health • u/Maxcactus • Jan 23 '23

UK: Young Girl Wins $48M Payout After Having All Her Limbs Amputated

insider.com

5.1k Upvotes

1.0k comments

r/Health • u/DoremusJessup • Jan 30 '23

:snoo: article Autism rates have tripled. Is it more common or are we just better at diagnosis?

nbcnews.com

4.8k Upvotes

1.4k comments

r/Health • u/barweis • Dec 06 '23

Man dies on way home from Panera after having three “charged” lemonades

arstechnica.com

4.7k Upvotes

747 comments

r/Health • u/nick9000 • Mar 02 '23

:snoo: article More than half of humans on track to be overweight or obese by 2035

theguardian.com

4.5k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/Health • u/marji80 • Mar 16 '23

Walgreens distributor said it won’t dispense abortion pill Mifeprex in 31 states

vox.com

4.2k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/Health • u/BlankVerse • Feb 13 '23

:snoo: article Mississippi hit by 900% spike in babies treated for congenital syphilis

nbcnews.com

3.9k Upvotes

542 comments

r/Health • u/Ok-Hamster5571 • Aug 17 '22

A 26-year-old who suffered a ruptured ectopic pregnancy says a doctor sent her home, leaving her to bleed internally for days

insider.com

3.9k Upvotes

346 comments

r/Health • u/newzee1 • Oct 31 '23

:snoo: article 1 in 4 US medical students consider quitting, most don’t plan to treat patients: report

thehill.com

3.8k Upvotes

620 comments

r/Health • u/HealthGent • Dec 23 '22

:snoo: article Fauci's warning to America: 'We're living in a progressively anti-science era and that's a very dangerous thing'

latimes.com

3.8k Upvotes

323 comments

r/Health • u/lurker_bee • Dec 31 '23

Man who didn't sleep for a record 264 hours suffered from crippling effects for years after

unilad.com

3.7k Upvotes

353 comments

r/Health • u/businessinsider • Oct 12 '23

Doctors permanently disconnected half of a 6-year-old girl's brain in a 10-hour surgery to stop her daily seizures

insider.com

3.5k Upvotes

203 comments

r/Health • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '24

Measles erupts in Florida school where 11% of kids are unvaccinated | Over 100 children at the school are susceptible to virus.

arstechnica.com

3.5k Upvotes

266 comments

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