Virginia has its first presumed monkeypox case: report
Virginia has its first case of monkeypox according to the state's Department of Health. The patient is reportedly isolating and poses no public threat....
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New Jersey Woodbridge Township finds no link to cancers among residents who attended local high school
Authorities from the town of Woodbridge, New Jersey, said they found no radiation threat or evidence of a cancer cluster at local Colonia High School....
Long COVID: CDC working to better understand complete picture
The CDC is piecing together why many people who had COVID-19 still have symptoms such as fatigue, respiratory symptoms, and "brain fog" months later...
Drug against COVID: US moves to make antiviral more accessible
The U.S. is moving to make Paxlovid more accessible. The White House said sites where the antiviral drug is available to COVID patients have nearly...
Bahamas Sandals deaths: what to know about carbon monoxide poisoning, a quiet killer
Three American tourists died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Sandals resort in the Bahamas....
Monkeypox virus case ‘highly likely’ found in Finland
The monkeypox virus has "likely" been identified in Finland, according to officials at the Helsinki hospital district. Outbreaks in Europe and the U.S. have impacted...
Melanoma can be prevented with regular skin checks and the ‘ABCDE’ rule: American Academy of Dermatology
More than 90% of melanoma skin cancer cases are from skin damage due to ultraviolent radiation as the American Academy of Dermatology recommends regular skin...
First ‘likely’ case of monkeypox found in California
Public health officials in Sacramento, California, are investigating a likely case of the monkeypox virus in a traveler from Europe, where the virus has been...
US birth rates rise for the first time in seven years
The birth rate in the U.S. rose by 1% in 2021 compared to 2020, according to CDC data. The birth rate among older women increased,...
Gay, bisexual men at increased risk for monkeypox virus: CDC
While the virus is not a sexually transmitted infection, it can be transmitted in both personal and sexual contact....
People are losing weight for the health benefits, not for physical appearance: Mayo Clinic survey
Motivations for losing weight are not as superficial as you might think, 83% of 200,000 survey participants cite "health" over "appearance" as the primary motivator....
Dolphins use coral reef to treat skin conditions, study suggests
While the medicinal affects of coral on humans are being studied researchers observing the dolphins believe it could be used to help fight cancer, arthritis,...