Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

Doses of cholera vaccine are being given to patients as fast as they are produced and the global stockpile has run completely dry, as deadly outbreaks of the disease continue…

How to Be Less Self-Critical When Perfectionism Is a Trap

Young people are struggling with social comparison and self-criticism, but experts say there are ways to quiet those voices. Source link

England Limits Youth Gender Medications, Part of Big Shift in Europe

Five European countries have recently restricted hormone treatments for adolescents with gender distress. They have not banned the care, unlike many U.S. states. Source link

Insurance Companies Reap Hidden Fees as Patients Get Unexpected Bills

A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. Source link

Health Insurers’ Lucrative Alliance That Drives Up Patient Bills: 5 Takeaways

A private-equity-backed firm has helped drive down payments to medical providers, drive up patients’ bills and earn billions for insurers. Source link

Prestigious Medical Journal Ignored Nazi Atrocities, Historians Find

The New England Journal of Medicine published an article condemning its own record during World War II. Source link

Teen Drug Use Habits Are Changing, For The Good. With Caveats.

Dr. Nora Volkow, who leads the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, would like the public to know things are getting better. Mostly. Source link

Eyeglasses Improve Income as Well as Sight, Study Shows

A study found that when farsighted workers in Bangladesh were given free reading glasses, they earned 33 percent more than those who had not. Source link

Judge Orders Timely Housing for Migrant Children Waiting at Border

The federal government is required to “expeditiously” house migrant children who cross into the United States unlawfully, rather than allow them to remain in unsafe open-air sites along the border,…

An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson’s Disease in a Small Study

The trial lasted only one year but offered embers of hope to some experts. Source link