![]() Flu leaves a 4-year-old girl blind in Iowa
A 4-year-old girl in Iowa nearly died and is now blind because of the flu, and her parents have a message: Get your child vaccinated.
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![]() Tips for identifying bedbugs and keeping them at bay
Vacation is the time you may want to think about bedbugs. Edgar Treiguts reports.
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![]() US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal RSV cases in young children
Pediatricians across the United States are sounding the alarm about unusually high numbers of young children being admitted to emergency departments due to respiratory syncytial virus infection or RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms.
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![]() More popular heartburn medications recalled due to impurity
More common heartburn medications have been recalled due to the presence of an impurity that might cause cancer.
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![]() Five ways to improve your mental health in 2020
It's a difficult birth for this new decade. The year 2020 kicks off under the shadow of divisive politics, international security threats, a spate of hate crimes, and a planet in environmental peril, plus all the reasons we're stressed individually: work, health problems, life changes and more.
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![]() Wake up, people: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study says
Hey, sleepyheads. What you believe about sleep may be nothing but a pipe dream.
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![]() Lose fat in your tongue to improve sleep apnea, study says
Have you ever asked yourself: Do I have a fat tongue?
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![]() Nearly 2 million adults are estimated to have shown symptoms of PTSD during Hong Kong protests, study finds
Almost 2 million people in Hong Kong --- about a third its adult population -- are estimated to have experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during months of social unrest in the city, according to research published Friday in The Lancet medical journal.
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![]() A massive study of 200,000 veterans identifies genetic links to anxiety
A massive genetic study in nearly 200,000 veterans with anxiety is providing new insights into how and why people may be pre-disposed to anxiety issues.
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![]() A college student in Boston was diagnosed with measles. Health officials say many people may have been exposed
A student at Northeastern University in Boston was diagnosed with measles and may have exposed many others to the highly contagious disease, Boston health officials said Thursday.
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![]() Increasing the minimum wage by $1 could reduce US suicide rates, study finds
An increase in the minimum wage could help prevent thousands of suicides every year among workers with a high school degree or less, especially during times when unemployment rates are higher.
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![]() Texas 15-year-old's death is youngest vaping lung injury fatality in the United States
Vaping-related lung injuries have caused 57 confirmed deaths in 27 states and the District of Columbia, including the youngest victim yet at 15 years old, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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![]() Allergic to dogs? It may only be the males
Love dogs but find yourself uncontrollably sneezing around some of them? There might be a solution that's easier than allergy shots. Neuter your male pup or opt for a female dog.
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![]() Second baby in the US born from transplanted uterus of deceased donor
Jennifer Gobrecht always knew she would be a mother someday, but her birth experience was one she couldn't have imagined.
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![]() World's worst measles epidemic kills 6,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Measles has killed more than 6,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization has said.
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![]() A new virus related to SARS is the culprit in China's mysterious pneumonia outbreak, scientists say
A mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck dozens of people and put China on edge is from the same family of viruses as the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to Chinese scientists.
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![]() Losing one night's sleep may increase risk factor for Alzheimer's, study says
A preliminary study found the loss of one night's sleep in healthy young men increased the levels of tau protein in their blood compared to getting a complete night of uninterrupted sleep.
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![]() Drinking green tea, rather than black, may help you live longer, new study suggests
Drinking tea at least three times a week could reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and is linked with a longer and healthier life, at least in China, a new study suggests.
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![]() Fewer than 100 Seattle students sent home after missing vaccination record deadline
Seattle Public Schools sent home fewer than 100 students who arrived for class on Wednesday without complete immunization records.
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![]() Scooter-related injuries are spiking in the United States, study finds
As electric scooters become increasingly ubiquitous in cities, so are scooter-related injuries, one study reports.
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![]() Alcohol-related deaths have doubled in the US and women are at an increased risk, study says
The number of Americans who have died from alcohol-related problems annually more than doubled between 1999 and 2017, a new study found, and that's likely an undercount, the researchers said.
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![]() Study finds no statistically significant link between talc powder and ovarian cancer, but questions remain
Recent high-profile court cases have raised concerns that women who use talc-based powder around their genital area may be at a risk for ovarian cancer, but a new study says that might not be the case.
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![]() Hundreds of US evacuees land in Alaska from China as coronavirus outbreak grows
A chartered flight with about 210 Americans aboard arrived in Alaska to refuel on its first US stop since leaving the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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![]() Evacuees from Wuhan are on a plane to the United States. Should they be quarantined?
An airliner from Wuhan, China, is expected to land in Ontario, California, on Wednesday, filled with US citizens who could possibly be infected with the deadly Wuhan coronavirus.
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![]() US State Department charter flight departs China amid coronavirus outbreak
The flight left Wuhan Wednesday, then headed to Alaska for refueling and land in California.
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![]() How to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus
The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in central China has infected thousands and spread overseas, raising the specter of a potential global epidemic as authorities desperately try to contain it.
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![]() Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution can affect your heart, study says
Short-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a higher risk of sudden heart problems, especially among older people, according to a study published Monday.
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![]() Opinion: Your kid is right, homework is pointless. Here's what you should do instead.
Homework has the potential to spoil the little downtime we have for one another, becoming another item on a seemingly infinite to-do list.
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![]() There's been a run of surgical masks in the US because of the coronavirus scare. You don't need them, physicians say
Americans are buying up surgical masks from major retailers to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus despite the CDC's position that the virus poses a low threat to the US. Some masks are effective in preventing transmission, but experts say Americans don't need to wear them.
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![]() 'Magic mushroom' drug reduces anxiety and depression in cancer patients, study says
A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in magic mushrooms, could provide long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study says.
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