An editor in his early 40s thought the tiny numb spot on his nose was innocuous. A year and six doctors later, he learned it was anything but. View original article Contributor: Sandra G. Boodman
The covid wave this winter is less severe compared with previous years, with hospitalization rates down and wastewater levels lower. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil
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Jan. 25 (UPI) — A government-wide hiring freeze and halt to funding of travel, meetings and communications have officials at the National Institutes of Health concerned about potentially negative impacts. … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Jan. 25 (UPI) — Horizon Organic Dairy has recalled 19,688 cases of its 12-pack and individually packaged 8-ounce Horizon Organic Aseptic Plain Whole Milk that might spoil much faster than … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
When Vanessa Walilko was in her late 20s, she got strep throat—and then she got it again and again. Because she’s allergic to strep bacteria, she says her illness turned into scarlet fever several times within a few months. Soon, she started having heart issues. After spending a day in the sun selling jewelry at … Read more
Everything is negotiable, as the saying goes—and that includes medical bills. Although many people assume their health care bills are binding, there’s often more wiggle room than one would think. “Never pay any bill right away,” says Caitlin Donovan, a senior director at Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), a nonprofit that helps patients afford medical care. … Read more
The change reflects President Donald Trump’s position that abortion clinic protesters have been unfairly prosecuted under the FACE Act. View original article Contributor: Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein
On average, women diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder died almost nine years earlier, while men died almost seven years earlier, the U.K. study found. View original article Contributor: Victoria Bisset
People using weed for medical purposes are as likely — or more — to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says. Folks using medical marijuana were … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) –This article was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for its public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. As more cases of bird flu emerge across the … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor: