Health

[ad_1] As a pediatrician-scientist who develops new vaccines for neglected diseases, I spent most of my career in the Boston-Washington, D.C. corridor. While working in the Northeast, I had heard a few …

[ad_1] Do your heaters have three feet of space around them? Have you checked your smoke detectors? While cold weather invites in the Baton Rouge area, weather and fire officials warn residents …

[ad_1] Militant attacks on health-care personnel and members of the Congolese army have made a global response to a growing outbreak of Ebola virus in two eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic …

[ad_1] Christa Jordan had several reasons not to donate a kidney a few months ago. She had just gotten married, and her husband was about to start graduate school. And her brother …

[ad_1] James Gathany | AP James Gathany | AP This undated file photo provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a …

[ad_1] Based on its review of the evidence, the USPSTF recommended primary care clinicians screen adults 18 and older, including pregnant women, for unhealthy alcohol use. If patients are found to be …

[ad_1] L’école de médecine de l’Université Tulane a remporté un contrat de 8,5 millions de dollars portant sur la mise au point d’un vaccin plus efficace et plus durable contre la coqueluche, …

[ad_1] New government research shows that tickborne diseases like Lyme disease continue to rise. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that in 2017, the state of health …

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — Food safety officials are stressing the importance of proper handling and cooking practices amid a nationwide outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella found in raw turkey, with Thanksgiving approaching. The Centers …

[ad_1] The new US guidelines on physical activity show that even reduced daily activities can do wonders for the body and mind. A committee appointed by the US Department of Health and …