Midwife quit over ‘unsafe care’ and staffing

As much as we love a good splurge every now and then, there’s nothing like getting your hands on a quality item that didn’t cost a fortune.  But we all know that sometimes, a suspiciously affordable price tag can be a deterrent. What if the item doesn’t work, is cheap and breaks after just one…

It’s accurate to assume that germs are lurking everywhere in your home, but your mattress is one particular place that harbors untold microorganisms that many of us prefer not to think about. In fact, mattresses are more disgusting than you might ever have imagined, according to Manal Mohammed, a medical microbiologist and senior lecturer at London’s University…

For many struggling with obesity, new medications have been “a gift,” as Oprah Winfrey recently described it in declaring she was “done with the shaming.” Investors in drug manufacturers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly might use the same term for the returns they’ve realized over the past year. U.S.-listed shares of Novo Nordisk, the maker…

Regulators around the world have questioned the high price set by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

When it comes to setting healthy resolutions for the New Year, sleep is just as essential as nutrition and exercise, experts agree. A lack of sleep can put you at a greater risk for obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, poor mental health and even early death, according to the Centers for…