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White House doctor says Trump is ‘fully fit’ in medical report
Luke Garrett President Trump “exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit,” according to White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella. The White House released Trump’s three-page medical report Sunday morning following the president’s annual physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. Trump, 78, is the oldest president to take…
Ahead of pandemic talks, this doctor has nature on his mind
Dr. Neil Vora has spent much of his career chasing and treating infectious disease outbreaks, from the Ebola epidemic in West Africa to COVID-19 in New York City. His prescription for stopping the next one: Protect nature. two-thirds of emerging infectious diseases are caused by pathogens that originate in animals that have jumped into people…
NYU canceled talk on USAID cuts for being ‘anti-governmental’, doctor says
University called Dr Joanne Liu, ex-head of Doctors Without Borders, after planning to speak on Gaza and federal cuts The former international head of Doctors Without Borders says she was left “stunned” after New York University canceled her presentation because some of her slides discussing cuts at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)…
Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says
Pope Francis In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for a while, to recover. By Jason Horowitz and Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome The pope’s doctors did not think he…
The doctor is in: Indonesia’s whale sharks get annual check-up
Imagine swimming with a shark as big as a bus. Now imagine trying to measure, tag and take blood samples from this shark — giving it a physical, as in a typical doctor’s visit — but underwater and in less than 30 minutes. For nine days, I helped complete the world’s first health assessment of…
Evangelina Rodríguez Led an Extraordinary Life as the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor
Evangelina Rodríguez Led an Extraordinary Life as the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor Born into poverty and abandoned by her parents, Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo rises from a life selling sweets in the street to become the first female Dominican doctor in 1911 By Laura Gómez, Lorena Galliot, Samia Bouzid & The Lost Women of…
‘I paid fake doctor thousands for fillers – now I look like a gargoyle’
A former tattooist who left a woman “looking like a gargoyle” after giving her botched face fillers had been posing as a doctor at his aesthetics clinic, a BBC investigation has revealed. It comes as a leading practitioner warns of more “death and disfigurement” as plans to regulate the industry continue to be delayed. Andrea…
Brooke Shields Says Doctor Did “Bonus” Labia Surgery Without Consent
Brooke Shields detailed how a male plastic surgeon “threw in a little bonus” procedure without her consent when she underwent labia reduction surgery after spending years struggling with discomfort. Brooke Shields will no longer beat around the bush when it comes to women’s health. The Suddenly Susan actress shared in her new memoir that she…
Melbourne doctor formed cult before using god-like status to rape members’ children
Pradeep Dissanayake forced members to give him money and send hourly messages of praise before he sexually abused two girls, court of appeal says A Melbourne skin doctor established a Buddhist-Christian cult and used his “godlike status” to rape his followers’ children while forcing them to give him money and send hourly text messages of…