Walmart expands $1 a day education program to deepen push in healthcare

Walmart expands $1 a day education program to deepen push in healthcare
Reuters: Health
Walmart Inc is expanding an education program it began last year by offering healthcare degrees for $1 a day, its latest push to beef up its presence in the fast-growing health and wellness market in the United States.


South Korea confirms fifth case of African swine fever

South Korea confirms fifth case of African swine fever
Reuters: Health
South Korea confirmed on Tuesday its fourth and fifth cases of African swine fever at hog farms near its northern border, just a week after it first discovered an instance of the disease.


France may face sperm shortage under Macron plan to ease IVF rules

France may face sperm shortage under Macron plan to ease IVF rules
Reuters: Health
France risks a shortage of frozen sperm if lawmakers approve new legislation that allows single women and lesbian couples access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and abolishes the right of sperm and egg donors to keep their identities secret, clinicians said.


Tanzania summons World Health Organization rep over Ebola complaint

Tanzania summons World Health Organization rep over Ebola complaint
Reuters: Health
Tanzania has summoned the local World Health Organization representative over the agency's statement on the weekend that the government had refused to share information on suspected Ebola cases, the government said on Tuesday.


China may roll out e-cigarette rules amid global vaping backlash: state media

China may roll out e-cigarette rules amid global vaping backlash: state media
Reuters: Health
China, the world's largest tobacco market, may introduce rules for the e-cigarette industry as early as next month amid growing health concerns and reports that some products contain toxic elements, state media reported.


More Americans say vaping is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes: Reuters poll

More Americans say vaping is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes: Reuters poll
Reuters: Health
A growing number of Americans say that vaping e-cigarettes is at least as harmful as smoking traditional cigarettes, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, following reports of an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths.


U.S. health officials to testify to Congress on vaping sickness

U.S. health officials to testify to Congress on vaping sickness
Reuters: Health
Congress begins public hearings this week about a mystery vaping-related lung disease that has sickened hundreds of people across the United States and taken eight lives.