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Medical Cannabis Provides Effective Relief From Migraine, Study Suggests
Vaporized cannabis flower was a more effective treatment for migraine than a placebo, according to the results of a recent study. getty The use of vaporized medical cannabis provided more effective relief for migraine symptoms than a placebo,...

Health Protection Agency Mandates Health Warnings on Tobacco Imports Starting January 2026
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced that, beginning January 28, 2026, all tobacco products imported into the Maldives must display health warnings directly printed on the outside of their packaging. This requirement is part of the...

Hospital, Pioneer working to reach pact on pharmacy
Work continues between leaders at John C. Fremont Healthcare District and Pioneer Supermarket and Pharmacy to form a pharmacy agreement. The new agreement comes on the heels of the closure of Rite- Aid in Mariposa, as well as pharmacy agreements...

Health Ministry clears salaries for 321 pharmacist interns, ...
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that salaries for 321 Pharmacist House Officers who completed their housemanship in 2024 have been fully processed and paid, signaling a major breakthrough in addressing financial bottlenecks in the health...

Health care AI training startup Xuron launches to profitability with big backers
After just a year on the market, Xuron, which uses 3D and artificial intelligence to create health care training courses, has hit profitability. The company just closed another funding round as well. Here's who backs them, who their local...
Medicaid, ICE detention on agenda for forthcoming special legislative session
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is expected to call the New Mexico Legislature into a special session in late August or September. She is pictured during her State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Danielle Prokop/Source NM × Gov’s...

Medical facility worker pleads guilty to sexually abusing patient in Dayton
He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 26. Johnson was initially indicted on one count of sexual battery and one count of attempting to commit sexual battery in September 2024. Both charges were dismissed with the guilty plea. On Sept. 22, 2024,...

Medicaid funding

Health dept proposes to increase MBBS seats at GMC from 200 to 250

Health headlines: Less smoking in states that ban e-cigarettes

Hospital put on 30-day notice over biomedical waste lapse

Health board says it has 'learned' from £9.4M accounting blunder
Wales's biggest health board says it has "learned" from the events of an historical £9.4M blunder. A damning report by Audit Wales had confirmed that accounting errors by Betsi Cadwaladr University Hospital Board happened as a result of identified...
Medical device company owes millions in debt, assets to be sold

Hospital teacher move from paediatric oncology unit sparks reactions
Parents’ groups and children’s cancer foundations have voiced strong disappointment over the transfer of teacher Eleni Anastasiou from the Makarios hospital school in Nicosia, where she had served children with cancer for the past six years. In a...

Medicine Hat Police investigate Saturday night disturbance at stampede
File Photo/CHAT News By Jesse Gill POLICE Jul 31, 2025 | 7:02 AM A disturbance that happened during the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede on Saturday night is being investigated by the Medicine Hat Police Service. Police were called to the...

Medical Branch 250th Birthday
Celebrating 250 years of the United States Army Medical Branch. VIDEO INFO Date Taken: 07.31.2025 Date Posted: 07.31.2025 09:59 Category: Video Productions Video ID: 972291 VIRIN: 250731-D-MN278-6136 PIN: 250031 Filename: DOD_111201546 Length:...

True Health Intiative: Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet
The leading risk factor for death in the United States is the American diet. About a decade ago, the American Heart Association (AHA) expressed concern that its “2020 target of improving cardiovascular health by 20% by 2020 will not be reached if...

Health Insurance Act Revisions Revoted, Overriding Presidential Veto
Bulgaria's Parliament on Thursday voted, 124-85 with three abstentions, to override a presidential veto and pass conclusively an Act to Amend and Supplement the Health Insurance Act. Last week President Rumen Radev vetoed provisions of the bill,...

Health Ministry Supports Over 300 Young Medical Professionals through Specialization Projects
More than 300 young medical professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses, and midwives, are receiving support under two Health Ministry projects aimed at encouraging specialization, Health Minister Silvi Kirilov said during a press...

Massive Study Links 6 Sleep Traits to Risk of 172 Diseases
The way we sleep can reveal a great deal about our overall health. But while many of us focus on the hours of shut-eye we get, new research suggests we should pay more attention to the timing and consistency of our bedtime. Researchers have now...