Female pediatricians paid 76 cents for every $1 paid to men
(Reuters Health) – Women in pediatrics still earn less than men even with similar levels of experience and even after accounting for the disproportionate amount...
Families meet with U.S. transport chief after 737 MAX crashes
Relatives of some victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for about two hours on Tuesday, six months after...
North Korea carried out super-large multiple rocket launcher test on Tuesday: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of a super-large multiple rocket launcher on Tuesday, North Korean state media KCNA said on Wednesday....
Teens with illnesses want role in decision-making
(Reuters Health) – Teens with chronic illnesses would like to have a say in decisions such as switching to a new medicine, but they often...
Not so fast: CDC isn’t ready to blame illicit ‘street vapes’ for illnesses
U.S. health investigators are casting a wide net to understand what is sickening hundreds of vapers across the country and still have not ruled out...
Canada’s Trudeau to launch formal campaign for October 21 election on Wednesday
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will formally launch the campaign for an Oct. 21 national election on Wednesday, according to a statement, setting up what...
Ukraine president meets tycoon Kolomoisky amid concerns over their business ties
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on Tuesday, the president’s office said, the first reported meeting since Zelenskiy’s inauguration in May between...
Rocket siren forces Israel’s Netanyahu off stage at campaign rally
Bodyguards rushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu off the stage at an election campaign rally in southern Israel on Tuesday after sirens sounded warning of a...
Sixth U.S. vaping-related death reported
With six vaping-related deaths now reported in the U.S., former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and public health officials around the U.S. are sounding...
Most kids can manage pain after surgery without opioids
(Reuters Health) – About one in five kids are prescribed opioids after common pediatric surgeries, but a new study suggests they may do just as...