Health
NEW YORK -- U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study.
by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer March 21, 2023RENO, Nev. -- State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl a…
by Gabe Stern, James Pollard and Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press March 20, 2023Around 2.5 million folks in the U.S. see a doctor each year because they're constipated. And in 2021, Americans spent $1.68 billion dollars on laxatives! The m…
March 20, 2023Multiple strains of the diarrhea-causing bacteria Shigella have acquired resistance to the five antibiotics most commonly used to treat it, a health alert rele…
March 20, 2023Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and it will push many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace.
by Tom Murphy, AP Health Writer March 19, 2023WASHINGTON -- A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and l…
by Tara Copp, The Associated Press March 19, 2023The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 59% of U.S. adults carry around "abdominal obesity." In other words, belly fat -- the kind that's…
March 19, 2023PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Certified nurses pose for a group photo Friday, March 17, 2023, at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. CHRISTUS St. Mich…
March 18, 2023DINWIDDIE, Va. -- Security camera footage from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and shackled being pinned to the ground by…
by Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press March 16, 2023With all the coffee shops and specialty coffee stores in the U.S., you'd think we would rank at the top globally for coffee drinking -- but, no. A new survey f…
March 16, 2023Q: Every once in a while, I am going to drink a sugar-loaded soda or a sugar-free version -- but which should I choose? Both have been blasted for what they do…
March 16, 2023Kimchi is a Korean dish made from fermented vegetables -- usually cabbage and radishes along with garlic and hot chilies -- although one online kimchi site say…
March 15, 2023Spring is around the corner, which means the beginning of berry season. Berries can be a great source of potassium and vitamins C and K, and can also promote a…
March 15, 2023The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a report urging parents and caregivers to carefully clean and sanitize breast pump equipment, after a…
March 14, 2023"When you're smiling/the whole world smiles with you" are lyrics from a 1928 song that's never lost its popularity -- it was recently sung by Helena Bonham Car…
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