CVS Health to split pharmacy chain from health insurance
CVS Pharmacy will be separate from CVS Health, housing major insurer Aetna and benefits manager CaremarkCVS Health, the largest US healthcare conglomerate valued at $117bn, has announced its plans split off its pharmacy chain from its health insurance…
Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun return to USMNT roster for Nations League
Mauricio Pochettino names 26-man roster to face HaitiMcKennie and Sullivan among notable inclusionsQuarter-final matches set for Miami, CincinnatiMauricio Pochettino has selected his 26-man roster for the United States’ upcoming Concacaf Nations League…
The DEA banned a drug some opioid users called a miracle
Researchers say the Schedule I ban could kill studies of a promising opioid treatment.
Xavier Becerra wins California race for governor with vows to resist Trump’s agenda
Son of Mexican immigrants will become state’s first Latino governor since 1875 after victory over ex-Fox News host Steve HiltonUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesXavier Becerra, the Democratic former health and human…
Amy Acton wins Ohio race for governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of office
Democratic doctor wins over Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur endorsed by Donald TrumpUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesAmy Acton was elected governor of Ohio on Tuesday – a rare victory for the Democratic…
Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
NY gov. pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
Babies more likely to have heart defects from Louisiana’s areas with industrial pollution, study finds
Compared to infants in the state’s low-pollution areas, the odds were 4.3 times higher for babies from toxic hotspotsA study looking at babies hospitalized in New Orleans found that babies born to mothers from neighborhoods in south-east Louisiana with…
From the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics | John Harris
Around the world, virtues such as compassion and kindness are gathering dust, like old hymn books in a long-deserted churchTowards the end of the summer, the Tory-Reform defector Robert Jenrick authored an op-ed piece for the Daily Telegraph about the…
Washington state resident dies from ‘severe illness’ after contracting bird flu
Individual, who also had underlying conditions, was hospitalized after being exposed to avian influenzaA Washington state resident has died after being hospitalized with “severe illness” after contracting bird flu, local health officials said on…
Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock
The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.