Mask requirements in healthcare, long-term care and correctional facilities will be lifted on April 3, according to a Friday announcement from the Washington State Department of Health.
"She did not get to die the way she wanted to ― and she suffered immensely because of it. We all did."
Your bathroom habits can be a window into your gut health. So how do you know if your poop is normal? A gastroenterologist shares tips and warning signs.
When Mark Mongiardo was in his second year of teaching, someone commented that he smelled of alcohol.
The model, Leeanne Adu, volunteered for the job because she knows "firsthand how critical early detection is."
Billionaire venture capitalist Mark Cuban has founded or invested early in hundreds of startup companies over the years. But only one of them, founded in January 2022, bears his name. The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. seeks to disrupt the $365 billion U.S. prescription drug market, which is rife with pricing inefficiencies. For example, one tablet of the Type 2 diabetes treatment Metformin costs over $500 at retail prices. But through Cuban’s company, the same tablet is just $46.20. The company
John Fetterman has spoken publicly for the first time about his inpatient treatment for depression, giving an interview to Jane Pauley of CBS Sunday Morning. Fetterman was discharged today, according to his representative, Joe Calvello, after spending six weeks at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center while dealing with clinical depression. “I had stopped leaving […]
How much do you know about the ovaries? For starters, the ovaries are the central command of a woman’s health and vitality, according to Piraye Yurttas Beim, Ph.D., CEO of Celmatix, a women’s health-focused biotech company. “The ovary does so much, and when it stops functioning, our period or menses ends,” she said. “It’s kind […]
Seeing little bumps under your eyes? Don't pop them! Follow this advice from a top dermatologist on the best way to get rid of milia under your eyes.
Valor Health, the only hospital in Emmett, will no longer deliver babies after June 1.
In late 2021 and early 2022, a rash of severe acute hepatitis cases broke out in healthy children, puzzling doctors. Researchers now say they've identified a potential cause.
Take a break from added sugar and get an extra dose of inflammation-fighting ingredients with this week of healthy diabetes-friendly meals and snacks.
Bryan O'Keefe, who tried and failed to lose weight with countless fad diets, shares what he ate before and after shedding over 100 pounds.
Here's how to get rid of phlegm in your throat, and know what's causing it so you can keep from having to clear phlegm again and again.
Two-year-old Nevaeh Muley suddenly died of a Strep A bacterial infection after her siblings had a common cold. What are the symptoms of Strep A?
Using a GLP-1 agonist has helped Margaret Josephs lose 22 lbs. The "RHONJ" star says that health, not looks, is her primary motivator for weight loss.
The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people. While syphilis has made a global resurgence over the last five years, Canada is an outlier among wealthy nations in its rate of increase: 13-fold over five years, according to Health Canada. The incidence of babies born with syphilis reached 26 per 100,000 live births in 2021, the most recent year available, up from 2 in 2017, according to the Health Canada data.
The recent mass shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, that left six people dead -- including three children -- was carried out, at least in part, with semi-automatic rifles. According to Nashville police, the shooter walked into the private Christian elementary school Monday armed with a handgun, but also an AR-15-style rifle and a semi-automatic pistol-caliber carbine. While handguns have the potential to seriously harm people, sometimes fatally, semi-automatic rifles can cause even more damage.
It improved the rates it would pay insurers after pushback from the industry, which contended the government was cutting reimbursement rates by too much for them to adequately serve older people enrolled in their plans. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) said it expected total payments for next year to rise by 3.3% from 2023, or around $13.8 billion, up from its 1% initial estimate, and reduced drops on some costs resulting from rule changes. Health insurers who operate Medicare Advantage plans have come under pressure after the government last month proposed new rules for an audit program to avoid overpaying them.
A 61-year-old man has become the first person in the world to contract a plant fungal disease, amid heightened concerns about the threat they pose due to climate change and resistance to available treatments.
Some people live to be well beyond 100. But what genes and environmental factors contribute to such extreme longevity, and what can we learn from other long-lived animals?
