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WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally

WHO and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first two years would save the lives of more than 820 000 children under age 5 annually. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding underpin the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, which both… Read More: WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in… »

Google hires a health care CEO to organize its fragmented health initiatives

Google has hired Geisinger Health CEO David Feinberg to oversee its many health care initiatives, reporting to AI chief Jeff Dean and working closely with CEO Sundar Pichai to organize Google’s various health-related ventures. Google has been interested in health care for some time; its current efforts are quite fragmented, and they span across several… Read More: Google hires a health care CEO to organize its fragmented… »

Your health is on the ballot in the midterm election

Alabama, Oregon and West Virginia have measures that are aimed at restricting abortion access. If passed, Alabama’s Amendment 2 will add language to the state Constitution to give a fetus the same rights as a human who has been born. Abortion-rights supporters in Alabama worry that the amendment could be used to criminalize some forms… Read More: Your health is on the ballot in the midterm election »

Energy drink health consequences revealed in horrifying new scientific study

Downing one-and-a-half large cans of energy drink almost halves blood flow in young adults, a study suggests. Researchers found the beverages – laden with caffeine and sugar, and popular with children – may lead to vessels contracting. The narrowing of certain arteries over time can lead to a stroke. In the small study, 44 non-smoking… Read More: Energy drink health consequences revealed in horrifying new scientific study »