The surgeon who operated on Pope Leo XIV earlier this week detailed in an interview with Vatican News how the pope’s cancer was discovered, moments before and after his surgical procedure and the importance of prevention. The pope was discharged from the hospital Saturday — four days after his surgery — to a large crowd of well-wishers cheering for…
Millions of seniors are receiving $90 deposits from the Social Security Administration this week, prompting some to question the source of the money. The checks are tied to the Trump administration’s announcement that it would send checks to about 20 million Medicare enrollees to lower healthcare costs. President Trump on Friday announced that the administration would…
President Trump is sending checks to millions of Medicare and Affordable Care Act enrollees, with the White House describing the efforts as helping to “lower costs” for seniors and families. But experts say the payments may do little to offset rapidly rising healthcare expenses. On Friday, Mr. Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration…
South African police said Monday they had arrested three people over the killing of one of nine women found dead in a neighborhood east of Johannesburg in a series of murders that have alarmed the nation. The discovery of the nine bodies in Kempton Park over two months has fueled fear and anger, as authorities…
A woman’s body was found on Tuesday in the same area east of Johannesburg in South Africa where the discovery of several other victims in the past two months has sparked fear of a potential serial killer at large and led to a public warning by the police. According to South African authorities, the cases…
At least two people were killed by Russian airstrikes on Kyiv Tuesday morning, city authorities said, as Moscow resumed strikes on Ukraine following a visit by President Trump’s envoys to both countries. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had ordered a pause in fighting while Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and…
The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice. In a July 15 letter, the small Department of Health and Human…
