- Cancer Takes Tough Toll on Family Finances
- You Might Fare Better If Your Doctor Is Female, Study Finds
- CDC Launches Online ‘Heat Forecaster’ Tool as Another Summer Looms
- Biden Administration Sets Nursing Home Staffing Minimums
- Neosporin Ointment in the Nose Might Be Potent Antibiotic
- Physical Ills Often Plague People With Schizophrenia, Bipolar
- Taking Psilocybin for Depression? Relationship With Therapist Is Key
- Stick to Heimlich Maneuver Not ‘Anti-Choking’ Devices, FDA Says
- Women in the Military at Risk for Low-Weight Babies
- Repeat Blasts Can Damage Soldiers’ Brains, Study Confirms
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Pick Summer Camps Carefully When Your Kid Has Allergies, Asthma
If you child has allergies or asthma, you need to take that into consideration when selecting a summer camp. “Parents and kids alike who are dealing with asthma or severe allergies need to know there’s a good...
- Posted February 29, 2020
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Coronavirus Strikes Men, Older People the Hardest
The coronavirus is on the cusp of becoming a global pandemic and experts say that, if it does, older people and men could be most at risk for serious illness and death. Men have died from coronavirus...
- Posted February 28, 2020
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Whistleblower Complaint, California Case Spur Changes in CDC Coronavirus Testing Efforts
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Just how prepared the United States is to quell an outbreak of coronavirus on American soil came into question on Thursday, as federal officials changed guidelines for testing after a...
- Posted February 28, 2020
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Health Highlights: Feb. 28, 2020
CDC Broadens Testing Guidelines for Coronavirus First Coronavirus-Related Drug Shortage Reported in U.S.
- Posted February 28, 2020
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What Makes Your Food So Attractive to Seagulls?
Given a choice, seagulls prefer food that’s been handled by humans, a new British study finds. This suggests that the birds may watch you when deciding what to scavenge, according to the researchers. “We wanted to find...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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Record Number of Pedestrian Deaths Seen in U.S.
Walking on America’s streets is getting ever more dangerous, a new report shows. Based on data from the first six months of 2019, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) predicts there were 6,590 pedestrian deaths that year,...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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How to Prepare, Protect Yourself From Coronavirus
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2020With U.S. health officials this week declaring a domestic outbreak of coronavirus a “not if, but when” situation, one expert in infectious illness offers guidance on how you can prepare and protect yourself. First...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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More Than 4 in 10 Americans Are Now Obese: CDC
In a sign that suggests America’s obesity epidemic is far from under control, a new government report shows that more than 40% of people in the United States are obese. And almost 1 in 10 is severely...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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Trump Taps Pence to Head Coronavirus Response, As 1st U.S. Case of ‘Unknown Origin’ Spotted
Vice President Mike Pence will lead the U.S. response to a potential global pandemic of the coronavirus COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening. The move came amid growing political pressure on his administration to take a...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2020
Face Mask Shortages in U.S. Trigger High Prices Facebook Bans False or Alarming Coronavirus Ads Brazil Reports First Confirmed Coronavirus Case in Latin America First U.S. Trial of Possible Coronavirus Treatment Begins
- Posted February 27, 2020