One death reported in New York City Legionnaires’ disease cluster
One person has died in connection with a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in New York City, Health Commissioner Dr.…
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admin People considered me ugly as a child. Now, I know they were wrong
Defying traditional beauty standards, Stephanie Fairyington felt ugly as a child. That changed when she came out at 19 and…
Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to a multistate…
How to minimize the health risks of wildfire smoke
More than a hundred million people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from nearly 3,500 fires…
Testosterone doesn’t mean what most people think it does
Make sure the number on a testosterone check opens a real evaluation of health instead of becoming a shortcut to…
Not everything you see online has to apply to you
“Bean soup theory” refers to people thinking all content they see online should apply to them. Here’s why this is…
Merck’s cholesterol pill gets US FDA approval
Merck said on Thursday the U.S. FDA has approved its cholesterol pill, the first of its kind to receive the…
Inside RFK Jr.’s push to dismantle decades of U.S. vaccine policy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has brought a series of once-unthinkable public-health proposals to the highest levels of the Trump administration.
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops,…
An outbreak of diarrhea from a parasite is surging. Here’s what to eat and what to avoid
Cases of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora continues to climb. It’s easy to wonder: Is there anything in the…