An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger larger outbreaks, particularly of mea

(CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it's investigating 109 cases of severe and unexplained hepatitis in children in 25 states and territories that may be linked to

Placeholder while article actions load The Biden administration is warning the United States could see 100 million coronavirus infections and a potentially significant wave of deaths this fall and wi

PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" because they are slow to break down in the environment and the body. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to an elevated risk of some cancers, low birth weight, and

Just as he was going to sleep one night in 2012, Robert Mock noticed a strange lump at the back of his throat. After decades of experience in medical sales, he was concerned by the nodule, so he went

The 57-year-old patient who survived two months after undergoing a landmark pig heart transplant died of a pig virus, his transplant surgeon announced last month. In January, David Bennett, a handyma

SINGAPORE: People who took Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine are nearly five times more likely to develop severe symptoms from COVID-19 than those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine, a Singa

Neilson Barnard / Getty Alpha-gal syndrome is a relatively new, tick-borne allergy to red meat and animal products. The molecule involved in the allergy is the same that causes humans to reject anim

A baby is given the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for TB during a routine medical check-up for children at an integrated services post in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on February 14. Photo: CHAIDEER

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a rare but serious risk of blood clots. The Food and Drug Administration sai

Dormant herpesviruses induce their reactivation via a previously unknown cellular mechanism mediated by a viral microRNA. Würzburg researchers show this in the journal "Nature". Eight different herpe

GIVEN what we now know about viruses and how potentially lethal they can be, the idea of inhaling or swallowing one to treat an infection sounds like the last thing we would want to do. But that's ex

According to recent results from the 2021 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS), vaping continues to be more prevalent among younger adults than older age groups. Results indicate that in 2021,

These companies are assuring workers they'll help them access abortions Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The clothing brand Levi Strauss &

Long COVID survivor Olivia Lopez (center) with her parents, Sacramento and Laura Lopez. (Photo courtesy of Catia Lopez) Lea en español Olivia Lopez came home from school one day, walked into her mom

A woman takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a pop-up testing site as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 27, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah

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A pair of new Omicron subvariants has emerged, raising the possibility that survivors of earlier Omicron strains can get reinfected. BA.4 and BA.5 have gained increasing attention in South Africa as

In a Post-Roe America, Expect More Births in a Country Where Maternal Mortality Continues to Rise The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy countries. And it may get wors

Researchers discover changes in metabolite and lipid profiles, providing clues for designing future vaccines for newborns. The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis i

In the search for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the ageing process. However, scientists at the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia have provided

Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio When the pedi

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty He used to jog. But after contracting COVID-19 in March 2020, Eli Musser said he became so weak that he lost use of his legs. The 43-year-o

New Zealand has a new drug in the fight against COVID-19: molnupiravir. The antiviral treatment is used to treat mild to moderate cases in high-risk adults to help prevent more severe symptoms. Ho

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said prescriptions for Paxlovid in the U.S. increased to nearly 80,000 patients for the week ending April 22, up from about 8,000 patients in late February. More than 33,000

American women will be able to obtain abortions in Canada if the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and returns abortion law to the state level, says Karina Gould, minister of families,

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Janah Garriga’s 12-year-old daughter, Joshlyn, was diagnosed with T-cell leukemia in February. Joshlyn loves her doctors and nurses at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. But when Garriga t

EMBED >More News Videos Jimmy Kimmel has tested positive for COVID-19, the late-night host announced in a tweet Monday. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New COVID-19 cases around the country grew 34% in the las

[8-22-2013] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Ortiga, an unapproved product promoted for a variety of health conditions and sold on multiple websites,

Health action company Icario announced Tuesday the launch of a program that aims to help Medicaid and Medicare plans improve broadband access and digital literacy for members. The program, called Dig

May 2, 2022 – Paxlovid works as a treatment for COVID-19 but not as a preventive measure, particularly if you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus through a household member who is infected, according t

One in seven US workers may experience lingering COVID-19 symptoms like "brain fog" and fatigue. Long COVID could be preventing 1.6 million Americans from rejoining the the workforce amid widespread

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! There's a belief that drinking more alcohol when you’re already hungover can cure you of some rough symptoms. The tactic seemingly stems from the medieva

“I was hit three times by bullets in my leg. I am being treated at Hayk hospital now. They told me the bullet is located way too deep and that it is hard to operate. I am just doing check-ups every we