Pediatricians say the mental health crisis among kids has become a national emergency Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Paget/Getty Images Justin Paget/Getty Images This story includes the to

WASHINGTON — When a powerful Democratic Senate chairman assembled his Special Committee on Aging to confront what he called a “crisis of affordability” for prescription drugs, he proposed a novel solu

(CNN) Dr. Adrian Burrowes has seen hundreds of Covid-19 patients. But he's especially worried about what will happen this flu season -- even more so than last year. This fall and winter could mark th

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand differen

Climate change is bad for your health. And plans to boost economies may make it worse Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP It may seem obvious: Heat kills. Wildfires burn.

Norovirus outbreaks have been rising in schools. (Getty) Cases of norovirus are up by almost 40% in England as hundreds of outbreaks of the winter vomiting virus have spread through schools and care

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action to expand the use of a booster dose for COVID-19 vaccines in eligible populations. The agency is amend

Share on Pinterest Could “phage therapy” help address antibiotic resistance? VICTOR TORRES/Stocky Scientists have proposed that phages — viruses that replicate inside bacteria — could help stem the ri

Our Story It takes you three minutes to make America’s favorite ramen. It took us decades.

Doctor Francesco Tursi (L) along with colleague treat a patient suffering with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Codogno hospital, in Codogno, Italy, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalz

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia health officials are tracking an increased number of hepatitis A cases in the city this year, and Pennsylvania is on the CDC’s list of states with ongoing outbreaks.

In-N-Out Burger blasted the city of San Francisco’s proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirements after the San Francisco Department of Health closed one of the popular California burger joint’s location

The surgical team examines the pig kidney for any signs of hyperacute rejection, as the organ was implanted outside the body to allow for observation and tissue sampling during the 54-hour study perio

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Cara Anthony Alphonso Harried recently came across a newspaper clipping about his grandfather receiving his 1,000th dialysis treatment. His grandfather later died — at a dial

Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant women to get vaccinated PHENIX CITY, Ala. -- Sometimes when she’s feeding her infant daug

The New York City Board of Health has declared racism a public health crisis and issued guidelines to achieve a more “racially just” recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. “To build a healthier New Yor

Even in the throes of the summer spike in coronavirus cases across the U.S. fueled by the delta variant, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine proved 93% effective at keeping adolescents 12 to 18 out of the hos

If it becomes clearer that it could be more transmissible and escape some of the built up immunity from past infections or vaccines, or potentially cause more serious disease, it is moved into the var

As researchers around the world continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, most agree on one issue: If history is any indication, there’s another pandemic coming. “Since 2000, we’ve had three coronavi

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Oct 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administra

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a landmark proposal intended to improve access to and reduce the cost of hearing aid technology for million

Vaccines are a bit like Goldilocks - they need to be kept at just the right temperature from the moment they're made to the moment they're given. It means there's a global network of freezers, fridges

A private school in Florida will require vaccinated students to stay home for 30 days after each COVID-19 vaccination dose they receive. "Because of the potential impact on other students and our sch

Football legend Didier Drogba was today announced as the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’

Nutrition affects everything in the human body and therefore is an essential component of biohacking. As mentioned in the previous point, we can use the results of genetic profiling to determine the

In most countries, cardboard cigarette packages display imagery or text that warns smokers of the increased risks of heart attacks, cancer and pregnancy complications that accompany lighting up. Many

Eyesight Issues and How to prevent In these days, most of adults are starting to experience eyesight issues, especially when we work or read using our computers, laptops, smartphones and playing digi

ONE FRIDAY IN APRIL A Story of Suicide and Survival By Donald Antrim On a chilly spring day in 2006, Donald Antrim ascended to the roof of his four-story Brooklyn apartment building and climbed ont

Over the last several years, cases of valley fever have been steadily rising. Over the last several years, cases of valley fever, a disease common to the arid West, have been steadily creeping up. B

President Biden Joe BidenPressure grows for breakthrough in Biden agenda talks State school board leaves national association saying they called parents domestic terrorists Sunday shows preview: Suppl

More teen girls are showing up to the doctor with tics, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tics typically start when a child is young and get worse over time. Studies suggest teens are developing tic

An artificial intelligence-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabri

Despite more than 187 million Americans being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and data and attestations from researchers and public health officials that the vaccines are safe an effective, a small

If you have a vulva between your legs, could you identify the seven separate structures in a mirror? If your partner has a vulva, can you identify theirs? For over half the population, the vulva is a

An F.D.A. panel recommended Moderna booster shots for many Americans. On Friday, the panel will consider boosters for Johnson & Johnson recipients. Biden promoted a big vaccine donation in a meeting

Relentless propaganda against public health measures no doubt contributes to erosion of trust. However, that mistrust may also be fueled by the sorry state of health insurance in this country and the