ROME — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail health during a particularly busy liturgical period. Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, and composed the meditations that are read […]
Only a few months into his fifth term as mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tom Henry died Thursday at the age of 72. Henry’s death came a day after it was announced that he had suffered a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer, according to The Associated Press. Henry announced last month that he […]
TOKYO (AP) — In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people were hospitalized as of Friday. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under fire for not going public quickly with problems known internally as early as January. The first public announcement came […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease. […]
It isn’t easy finding good human interest news coming out of the world of professional sports these days. My two favorite professional sports leagues — Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL) — oftentimes seem to be deliberately trying to drive old school fans away. There […]
Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The Office for Civil Rights said Wednesday that it also will examine whether Change Healthcare followed laws protecting patient privacy. Change Healthcare provides technology used to submit and process insurance claims – and handles about […]
DHAKA,Bangladesh — A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of others, the health minister said Friday. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said the fire broke out late Thursday in the building in Dhaka’s downtown area. Firefighters rescued survivors and pulled out bodies, […]
Health care providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health care technology company that has threatened the security of patients’ information and is delaying some prescriptions and paychecks for medical workers. The hack could also disrupt discharging people from the hospital, a major hospital association said. Change Healthcare announced […]
The public isn’t stupid. It doesn’t require a medical degree to see that Joe Biden’s physical and mental health are not good. Poll after poll shows that voters are increasingly concerned that Biden isn’t fit to serve as president. Yet the White House has been desperately trying to present Biden as robust and youthful, […]
A new study indicates that tattoo inks could have potentially harmful ingredients in them and that many inks do not accurately explain what Americans are putting under their skin. The study, posted in the journal Analytical Chemistry, said that of 54 inks tested, 45 — or 83 percent — contained ingredients not listed on the […]
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