DA interim leader John Steenhuisen says the ANC rewards corrupt members by giving them better positions. Steenhuisen says he will draw up a list of all corrupt ANC members and send it to Ramaphosa to test if he is serious about ending corruption.Steenhuisen ripped into Ramaphosa, calling him a paralysed spectator to his own party,…
Ace Magashule convinced Andile Lungisa to resign as MMC for infrastructure and development in the Nelson Mandela Bay, he told News24. Lungisa said he spoke to Magashule before sending his resignation letter. He added that he would continue to work on the ground as the party prepares for the 2021 elections. Nelson Mandela Bay ANC heavyweight Andile Lungisa…
The week before Thanksgiving, Barbara O’Donnell came down with a wretched cough.“It was just really bad, and it was constant,” says O’Donnell, 62. “I would turn purple,” gasping for breath. She could barely walk up the hills near her home outside of Philadelphia. Though she is a smoker, she was healthy and strong — “I…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I