When the pandemic first hit last spring, screening mammograms fell by the wayside as COVID-19 became the most pressing medical concern in the country, but U.S. testing rates rebounded by mid-summer, a new study shows. But even...

TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation’s long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of millions of Americans. People who’ve never confronted racism...

TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — James “Pete” Watt walked into a physical therapy appointment in April 2018 feeling unusually lightheaded and anxious. “I just felt off,” he said. The therapist took his blood...

Angie Gaytan never cared much for beets, but beets sure do love her — doctors say that veggie shakes, fruits, beet juice and other healthy foods likely helped the 16-year-old defeat her life-threatening leukemia. Such a healthy...

The U.S. government won’t require vaccine passports for travel and businesses, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Monday. “I doubt that the federal government will be the main mover of a vaccine passport concept,” Dr. Anthony...

Walgreens Wasn’t Following COVID-19 Dose Timing Guidelines Walgreens wasn’t following U.S. government guidance on when to give second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but will start doing so after hearing from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors’ group, some of the most common...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists thought twice about studying North American bats in their winter habitats. But they’ve now determined that the risk of humans passing the coronavirus to bats under these conditions was low. The...

The sooner a pregnant woman gets a COVID-19 vaccine, the more likely she is to transfer protective antibodies to her baby, a new, small study suggests. “This just gives extra fuel for people who are on the...

Black Americans are much more likely to report discrimination or unfair judgment when seeking health care than whites or Hispanics, researchers report. “Discrimination and unfair judgment in a health care setting can result in serious ramifications to...