Seven people living at a Chicago shelter for migrants have tested positive for measles since last…
Category: Health
The massive health care hack is now being investigated by the federal Office of Civil Rights
Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent…
Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78
A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and…
Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says
The death of a nonbinary high school student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma…
Montana hit with federal lawsuit over ‘race and gender balancing’ on medical board
A national medical advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against Gov. Greg Gianforte’s (R-MT)…
New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor
Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting…
Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer 50 years later
There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all…
U.K. rejects puberty blockers for children over concerns about safety, benefits
Britain’s National Health Service will no longer routinely prescribe puberty blockers for children seeking to switch…
U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami
The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19…
France to seal the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women’s Day
France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s…
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare
Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep…
It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too
It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are…
Oprah Winfrey to host TV special on weight loss drugs
TV legend Oprah Winfrey will hold a live sit-down talk among medical experts, herself and patients…
Psychiatrist sees signs Biden was medicated for State of the Union performance
A psychiatrist who has worked with elderly dementia patients said President Biden exhibited signs of stimulant…
A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip
A ship bearing humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza, the…
Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty…
Europe’s oldest monarch, the ailing King Harald V of Norway, gets a permanent pacemaker
Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, received a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace…
New Mexico man dies of bubonic plague
A Lincoln County, New Mexico, man recently died of bubonic plague, the state’s first new case…
Another top donor says it will resume funding the U.N. agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding,…
A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions; 2 others injured
A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions, officials said Sunday.…