“Staggering” rise in global measles outbreaks in 2022, CDC and WHO report
[ad_1] The number of countries battling disruptive outbreaks of measles surged to 37 last year, a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday, as officials warn that More...
Call for nationwide ban on water beads as parents recount ER visits
[ad_1] Sold as children’s toys and some resembling candy, water beads are colorful, water-absorbing balls. Yet the products can also be hazardous to young children and even potentially deadly if swallowed More...
Man who narrowly survived electrical accident receives world’s first eye transplant
[ad_1] An Arkansas man has a new eye after being the subject of the first-ever human eye transplant in May. The eye transplant was part of a complex partial-face transplant performed by a team of surgeons at More...
Medical debt can damage your credit score. Here’s what to know.
[ad_1] Unlike other bills, the debts a growing number of Americans are piling up to obtain health care services are often unplanned, or the result of billing issues and other errors that reflect the challenge More...
“Today I am going blind”: Many Americans say health insurance doesn’t keep them healthy
[ad_1] Edna Garcia thinks she has paid her dues. For 34 years, she worked as a public high school teacher in Bridgeport, Connecticut, while also serving as a local lawmaker for eight years. In her retirement, More...
Michael J. Fox talks funding breakthrough research for Parkinson’s disease
[ad_1] After more than three decades of living with Parkinson’s disease, actor Michael J. Fox has raised awareness and over $2 billion worth of research. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, More...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist and talk show host, appointed New York’s 1st ambassador to loneliness
[ad_1] Dr. Ruth Westheimer appointed New York’s ambassador to loneliness Dr. Ruth Westheimer appointed New York’s More...
At least 6 infants stricken in salmonella outbreak linked to dog and cat food
[ad_1] Dog food recall 00:27 A Texas pet food manufacturer is greatly expanding a recall to include dozens of different types of dry dog and More...
How a woman is taking her own grief and knitting together other families grieving miscarriages
[ad_1] How a woman is taking her own grief and knitting other families grieving miscarriages together How a woman is taking More...
Study: Women of color who live in certain conditions more likely to get diagnosed with later stages of breast cancer
[ad_1] NEW YORK — A new study is shedding light on why women of color die more often from breast cancer. The reason might surprise you. In October, breast cancer survivor Atia Allen shared her story with More...
