A Seattle man who spent 62 days in the hospital with a near-deadly case of COVID-19 had a “heart-stopping” moment […]
CDC Says Coronavirus Mainly Spreads Through Person to Person Contact, Not Contaminated Surfaces
The novel coronavirus mainly spreads through person to person contact, a revised page on the CDC website titled “How COVID-19 […]
Dentist Offices Are Closed Due to Coronavirus — but They’ll Treat You in an Emergency
Around the country, most dentist offices are closed, and for good reason. While there are still many unknowns about the […]
Juul stops funding San Francisco vaping measure
Juul Labs Inc. announced Monday that it will stop supporting a ballot measure to overturn an anti-vaping law in San […]
Air pollution cuts are saving lives in New York state: New study finds that more than 5,000 were spared over a decade
Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according […]
Strict state laws and universal background checks linked to lower pediatric firearm-related deaths
States with stricter firearms laws had lower firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents, finds research led by faculty at Children’s […]
Five rules to tackle antibiotic resistance
Current efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance are “not nearly radical enough,” a leading scientist says. Dr Ben Raymond, of the […]
New analysis predicts top U.S. counties at risk for measles outbreaks: Cook County, Illinois, tops the list, followed by Los Angeles County, California, and Miami-Dade County, Florida
A team of researchers has identified 25 U.S. counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. Their […]
How Bad Can the NYC Measles Outbreak Get?
A growing measles outbreak in New York City has led officials to declare a public health emergency in parts of […]
Supporting HIV-affected couples trying to conceive: A pilot study identifies a safe, effective strategy to help women with HIV have children in low-resource countries
Women with HIV were once advised against having children for fear that the infection could be passed on to their […]