While speaking at a Thursday news conference for Gov. Ron DeSantis in Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, that state’s surgeon general, advised people to steer clear of the updated booster vaccine for COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not
The British father who was killed by a single gunshot to the head in the South African township of Nyanga has been named. Kar Hao Teoh, who was on a holiday with his family in the African continent, was a 40-year-old top
Surgeon general’s advisory on social media and youth mental health comes amid 'real-time experiment'
Just weeks after Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory calling for improved social connection for Americans, a second advisory — titled “Social Media and Youth Mental Health” — warns about the potentially negative impact of social media on children and
Social media could pose a “profound risk of harm” to children and teenagers, America’s top doctor has said. US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy urged tech companies, policymakers, and parents to “take immediate action to protect kids now”. The warning came in
Officials at a hospital in western Germany have expressed regret after it emerged that one of their surgeons got a cleaner to assist in a toe amputation. Public broadcaster SWR reported Friday that the incident at the Mainz University Hospital, which happened
As part of the federal government’s initiatives to improve mental health care, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in Washington, D.C., has released an advisory titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects
From the battleground of Ukraine to the killing fields of Syria, a surgeon dubbed the Indiana Jones of medicine has helped treat patients in the most dangerous corners of the world. Professor David Nott has now set his sights on the victims
Comment on this story Comment Wesley Puttrich was born with two thumbs on his right hand, limiting his hand movement. The 2-year-old had surgery for the condition, called preaxial polydactyly or bifid thumb, at Shriners Children’s Chicago hospital this year. When he
Since learning quarterback Brock Purdy had suffered a “complete tear” of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his throwing elbow, the San Francisco 49ers have been seeking second opinions to see what procedure should be done to get him back on the
Buckingham Palace ‘should be turned into museum’ says Lorraine A dying man’s wishes not to be dissected because of his unusual height and displayed as part of a collection were ignored hundreds of years ago. But now, after much deliberation, the Irish