MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Monkeypox could soon get a new name. The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in...

While most people know that breathing in wildfire smoke isn’t good for respiratory health, they may not know that unclean air is also problematic for the heart. Individuals with underlying cardiovascular disease risk factors may also be...

U.S. workers without paid leave lost out on an estimated $28 billion in wages during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The analysis showed that the greatest increases in unpaid...

The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds. In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main...

The most popular COVID-19 vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy, a large, new Canadian study has concluded. About 4% of pregnant women given an mRNA vaccine had a significant health event within a week of their...

Taking part in certain sports in high school may lead to misuse of prescription stimulants in the years after graduation, a new study finds. It reported that high school seniors who play contact sports are 50% more...

Heart failure can develop at any age, but it can be prevented or treated, one cardiologist says. Heart failure happens when the heart becomes too stiff or weak, no longer able to keep up with the body’s...

Sweating can affect your skin, so learning how to handle it should be an important part of your skin care regime, a Baylor College of Medicine aesthetician says. “Sweating is an important bodily function that cools you...

State and local health officials have detected the poliovirus in New York City’s wastewater, a finding that indicates the virus has spread widely since first being discovered in the wastewater of a neighboring county last month. The...

Preparing your taxes is a purely mental activity, but one that leaves many exhausted by the end of the effort. The same goes for reading a dense report, picking apart reams of spreadsheet data, or writing a...