Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned. One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike that fractured his skull. His cousin, … Read more

Drugmakers are capping inhaler prices at $35

A woman using an inhaler.  BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Inhalers will soon get a whole lot cheaper for some Americans.  Three of the world’s largest inhaler makers have agreed to cap the … Read more

West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia’s GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies. West Virginia is only one of a handful of states in the U.S. that offers only medical exemptions to vaccine requirements. The bill … Read more

Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

All 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa’s new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health transfers and provide targeted help. The offer … Read more

Security east Congo’s is deteriorating: UN

UNITED NATIONS – Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory,” the UN special envoy for the conflict-wracked African nation said Wednesday. Bintou Keita told the UN Security Council this has created “an even more … Read more

‘I’m a fitness expert – do these 5 exercises to tone your wobbly thighs’

A fitness expert has revealed five simple at-home exercises that could tighten your thighs. Petra Genco, known on TikTok for helping +200,000 ladies start losing weight, revealed the five movements that could tone your legs. Taking to the social media, she said: “Older ladies, have your thighs gone wobbly? Then do these five exercises three … Read more

How Keeping In Touch With Relatives Is Good for You

Families, almost from their start, face forces that could pull them apart. When a family begins to mature, that potential loss of connection, that feeling of something changing, is difficult to confront. And it makes communication even more important. “This idea of feeling connected becomes very reinforcing, to all of us, and it contributes to … Read more