Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of the story incorrectly stated why a patient needed emergency surgery. It was for inflamed fibroids. This story was published in partnership with The... Read more »
Biogen’s drug Aduhelm is the first Alzheimer’s drug on the market in nearly two decades Doctors must decide whether to prescribe the $56,000-a year treatment that has shown little clinical... Read more »
The National Safety Council and Amazon announced a partnership Thursday aimed at cutting musculoskeletal injuries, common workplace injuries including sprains and tears, hernias, carpal tunnel syndrome and back pain. The... Read more »
(Editor’s note: UnitedHealthcare on Thursday announced it is delaying its change to its emergency department policy until after the pandemic. The American Hospital Association called the move “a temporary reprieve... Read more »
Hantaviruses are a family of virus that spread through rodents. The Sin Nombre virus is spread through the deer mouse. Symptoms of infection for hantavirus include fatigue, fever and muscle... Read more »
Does your body naturally wake you up or do you rely on the sounds and buzzes of several alarm clocks? If you wake up naturally in the early morning that... Read more »
As a glimmer of hope emerges while the United States enters the summer with some of the lowest COVID-19 case rates in months, the country could pass 600,000 deaths as... Read more »
Facing mounting criticism from hospitals and doctors groups, health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare said it will delay a policy that would scrutinize payments for non-urgent emergency room visits. The policy to... Read more »
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday extended the expiration date on hundreds of thousands of doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine that otherwise would have expired within the... Read more »
Most hospitals in Washington, D.C., will require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, joining a growing number of health care systems and other businesses nationwide in opting for the controversial... Read more »
President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined plans for the U.S. to help “supercharge the global fight against this pandemic,” saying the effort is driven by both American values and self-interest.... Read more »
California is on its way to decriminalizing psychedelics. Here’s how this plays into the larger movement to legalize psychedelics across the country. Read more »
Hantaviruses can be spread to people through aerosolized virus that rodents shed in their urine, feces and saliva. Read more »
A New York City-area mother and daughter are the latest among dozens of women who’ve alleged being duped by fertility doctors. Read more »
Emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts among girls rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Friday. The average weekly... Read more »
As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted andthe pace of vaccinations has slowed in the U.S., the rise of a new coronavirus variant worries some health experts. The variant, known as the... Read more »
Have you ever looked at a male model strolling down a runaway or staring back at you from a magazine and thought to yourself “man, I want to look like... Read more »
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Fasting – voluntarily restricting when to eat – has been practised for centuries, for philosophical and religious reasons, and for better health. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates advocated it for treating... Read more »
New COVID-19 cases have dropped 80 per cent — and 5.3 million more shots are set to arrive next week
After months of mostly bad news, Canada's chief public health officer said today the country's COVID-19 trajectory has improved dramatically and an anticipated flood of doses should put the country... Read more »
Canada will commit to sharing up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in a formal announcement that will come later in the G7 summit, the country's high... Read more »
Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is sharing an important reminder after getting “a bit of skin cancer” removed from his neck. In a post to Instagram this week, the Modern Family... Read more »
The latest: Canada to commit to sharing up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, official says. Canada is easing its travel restrictions. Here's what you need to know. Here's what you... Read more »