Health

CANCER 13 hours ago

FDA approves Keytruda as adjuvant treatment for kidney cancer

The cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda, was approved Thursday by the FDA

HEART HEALTH 14 hours ago

Woman who survived deadly 'widow maker' heart attack hopes to alert others

Suzanne Calicchio, 48, hopes to encourage people to take the signs and symptoms of a heart attack more seriously, after surviving a “widow maker” heart attack, according to a recent report

OPINION 17 hours ago

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: How a Hail Mary diet helped our daughter

For a parent, there is no feeling like helplessness.

ANTHONY FAUCI 20 hours ago

Fauci: COVID-19 hospitalizations rising among vaccinated

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among people who are fully vaccinated, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease. 

INFECTIOUS DISEASE 21 hours ago

Monkeypox case confirmed in Maryland: CDC

A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in a Maryland resident who recently returned to the U.S. from Nigeria.

HOLIDAY 1 day ago

New York's Times Square welcomes partiers on NYE – as long as you don’t drop the ball on getting vaccinated

New Year’s Eve may look more familiar this year in Times Square, at least to those who are vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the New York Times

HEALTH 1 day ago

Drinking coffee, tea can lower the risk of dementia, stroke: researchers

Can drinking coffee and tea lower the risk of dementia or stroke?

OPIOID CRISIS 1 day ago

Drug overdose deaths, fueled by fentanyl, hit record high in US

The U.S. recorded its highest number of drug-overdose deaths in a 12-month period, eclipsing 100,000 for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

VACCINE 1 day ago

FDA plans to authorize Pfizer boosters for all adults before week's end: reports

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all adults before an influential U.S. advisory panel meets on Friday. 

CORONAVIRUS 2 days ago

Pfizer asks US regulators to authorize experimental COVID-19 pill

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a likely launch this winter of a promising treatment that can be taken at home. COR

CORONAVIRUS 2 days ago

COVID-19 cases surge in new US hotspots

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge.

PREGNANCY 2 days ago

US premature births decline in 2020, March of Dimes report says

Premature births declined by 0.1% in 2020, according to a new report.