At least 41 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. across 16 states so far this year, according to new weekly figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is up from 35 cases in 15 states reported to the CDC, as of Feb. …
Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday rejected AstraZeneca‘s legal challenge to Medicare’s new power to negotiate the prices of …
It is no longer necessary to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a Friday statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new guidance tells people to stay home if they are sick, but when they are feeling better and have …
This combination of images shows a sick woman blowing her nose into a tissue and the TikTok logo displayed on a smartphone. — Reuters/File A wave of TikTok videos has emerged featuring young users sharing their experiences with a perceived “mystery disease,” exhibiting symptoms reminiscent of COVID-19. Despite negative test …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted at COVID-19, including an official end to a pandemic-era plea for Americans to stay home for five days after testing positive. The agency cited improvements in the rates of hospitalizations …
The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month, a step that could make access easier for some patients. Officials at CVS and Walgreens said in interviews on Friday that they had received certification to dispense mifepristone under guidelines that the …
Using COVID 19 rapid self-test at home. wayra | E+ | Getty Images People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC’s new guidance now matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: Stay home …
Analysis across 190 countries places UK at 55th and 87th positions for men and women An overweight woman sits on a chair in Times Square in New York, May 8, 2012. —Reuters Recent estimates published in The Lancet reveal a staggering global issue, as over a billion people worldwide …
More and more nations are dealing with “double burden” of malnutrition, undernourishment, and obesity A representational image of an obese man holding his stomach. — Unsplash Current estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and an international team of researchers indicate that over a billion people worldwide are obese, a …
