A shunt surgery gave Cathy Barnhart her life back. Experts say too many patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus are never properly diagnosed.
Category: Health
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Former top U.S. COVID expert Fauci declines to answer hostile Senate questioning
Republican senators questioned Anthony Fauci as Democrats condemned the hearing as a political spectacle
Posted inHealth
New U.K. PM declines to give stance on assisted dying
Andy Burnham says social care reform should come before any renewed push to legalize assisted dying
Posted inDevelopment Aid
HIV progress in ‘real danger’ as global funding plummets
New HIV cases and AIDS-related deaths dropped to the lowest levels in more than 30 years in 2025, but many countries have cut AIDS relief
Posted inHealth
Quebec had to allow more private health care. Here’s what happened
More than 20 years ago, the Supreme Court set Quebec on a different health-care path than the rest of Canada. Here’s what followed
Posted inHealth
U.S. panel says to loosen restrictions on popular peptide despite safety concernsÂ
Synthetic peptides are increasingly buzzy in the wellness industry, touted by influencers and celebrities as the key to an optimized life
Posted inHealth
New report sheds light on why older women view aging negatively
Women with inadequate income are more likely to have negative perceptions of getting older
Posted inHealth
Up to 45% of dementia risk can be prevented, delayed: WHO
Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death and a major cause of disability and dependency among older people globally
Posted inFamily
U.K. schools, mentors team up to rescue ‘lost boys’ with soccer
A pioneering program uses trusted male role models and a shared love of football to help struggling teenage boys navigate adolescence and reject toxic masculinity
Posted inCommentary
Op-Ed: At $6.71 a day, the Canada Disability Benefit falls short
The Canada Disability Benefit was meant to reduce poverty. Instead, its forces many people with disabilities to make harmful tradeoffs