One in 10 pregnant U.S. women with confirmed Zika infection in 2016 had a baby with virus-related birth defects, federal health officials reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK – April the giraffe’s handlers said Tuesday morning, April 4th that April continues to ignore grain, and her back end swell is noticeably larger than it was on Monday – but there’s STILL NO BABY, and April continues to keep us all guessing …
University of Utah researchers placed seven cow carcasses in Utah’s Great Basin Desert, and set up cameras to learn about the behavior patterns of local scavengers.
CHARLOTTE, NC (CNN) – Six employees at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville were treated in the emergency room after eating cookies and muffins that had been laced with pot.
People who were overweight or obese in the past have a higher risk of all-cause and specific-cause mortality, compared with those who consistently maintained a healthy weight, according to a large, US-based, multicohort analysis.
The Multnomah County Health Department is looking into two confirmed cases of Hepatitis A in restaurant workers at two Cup & Saucer Cafe locations in Portland.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, is not the person to help stem the country’s opioid overdose epidemic, Democratic senators from two states hit hard by the epidemic said Tuesday …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – On Wednesday, April 5, hundreds of Charlestonians will lace up their sneakers and walk to commemorate the annual American Heart Association’s National Walking Day.
A study yesterday in the journal Pediatrics demonstrates for the first time that flu vaccines help prevent deaths in children with lab-confirmed influenza infection.
It turns out out where you live can have an effect on stress levels. Wallet Hub just released its latest list of the most and least stressed-out states.
In Washington state, hantavirus is associated with the deer mouse. (Photo: Public Health – Seattle & King County). AA. SEATTLE — Health officials are investigating what might turn out to be the third case of hantavirus in King County.
WASHINGTON – It sounds like science fiction, but a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for people with deadly brain tumors, final results of a large study suggest.
America is beset by an opioid epidemic ruining far too many lives in communities across the country. Many Americans have become increasingly aware of this drug problem over the last year.
More than 20 percent of patients who sought a second opinion at one of the nation’s premier medical institutions had been misdiagnosed by their primary care providers, according to new research published Tuesday.
The online therapy portal, Mental Health Hub, was originally set up in Helsinki. Photograph: Sarah Johnson. View of Helsinki. The online therapy portal, Mental Health Hub, was originally set up in Helsinki.
LONDON – A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in treating or preventing post traumatic stress disorder, according to research by British and Swiss scientists.
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