Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives, seeking support for a proposed federal rule setting minimum staff levels for nursing homes. Finally, after decades of advocacy, the Biden administration in 2023 tackled the problem of perennial understaffing of long-term care facilities.
By Alice Klein There has been a slight rise in congenital anomalies in China following the switch to a two-child policy Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Alamy Stock The rate of birth anomalies in China has increased slightly in the years since it replaced its one-child policy with a two-child policy, perhaps because couples are having second…
As trendy as the weight room might be these days, the world of barbells and dumbbells can be a pretty intimidating place. There are gym bros grunting. There’s metal slamming. And the heavy equipment looks like an injury waiting to happen. So what about strength training without all that, using just your own body with
Photo provided by USDA Published: March 23, 2026, 7:52 pm The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase. The problem was
When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the crushing cost