- Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker’s Case of Bird Flu
- Does Preschool Boost Kids’ Long-Term Academic Success? Study Finds Mixed Results
- AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier
- An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant
- Quit-Smoking Meds Not Working for You? Try Upping the Dose
- Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack
- Even Skipping Meat for One Meal Helps Liver Disease Patients
- You May Not Have to Fast Before Catheter-Based Heart Test, Study Suggests
- EPA Earmarks $3 Billion to Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide
- Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $6.5 Billion to Settle Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
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Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2020
Trump Denies Claim He Suffered Mini-Strokes Coronavirus Antibody Levels Remain Stable for Months: Study U.S. Won't Join International Coronavirus Vaccine Effort Uber Riders Will Have to Prove Mask Use No Proof Convalescent Plasma Effective Against COVID-19: Experts
- Posted September 2, 2020
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Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
New insight into how pregnant women can pass the Zika virus to their fetus could point to ways to prevent it, researchers say. Babies infected with Zika in the womb can have abnormally small heads (microcephaly) and...
- Posted September 1, 2020
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Mom-to-Be’s Flu Shot Doesn’t Raise Autism Risk
Pregnant women are understandably worried about everything that goes into their bodies. But here’s one worry they can cross off that list: flu shots. A large, new study has confirmed that an expectant woman’s flu shot doesn’t...
- Posted September 1, 2020
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USDA Extends Free School Meals Program Amid Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it would extend its flexible free school meals program through the fall, to help keep millions of kids fed as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold the...
- Posted September 1, 2020
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Health Highlights: Sept. 1, 2020
Flexible School Meals Program Extended by USDA Sharing Resources With Family Members Could Extend Their Lives: Study FDA Could Green Light COVID-19 Vaccines Before Clinical Trials Completed: Commissioner Children Can Carry Coronavirus for Weeks Without Symptoms: Study
- Posted September 1, 2020