Health
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the rationing of doses of an injection to protect... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the rationing of doses of an injection to protect young infants from RSV due to shortages of the recently approved product Beyfortus. In a health alert issued Monday, the... Read More
WASHINGTON — In ancient times, humans spent their days constantly on the move. They had great mobility and could walk,... Read More
WASHINGTON — In ancient times, humans spent their days constantly on the move. They had great mobility and could walk, run, climb and squat with ease. Nowadays, we spend much of our time sitting, hunched over our computers. Even if... Read More
WASHINGTON — Working adults who suffer from “poor well-being” are twice as likely as their “high well-being” counterparts to report... Read More
WASHINGTON — Working adults who suffer from “poor well-being” are twice as likely as their “high well-being” counterparts to report coming down with a new chronic condition, according to a new analysis by Gallup. While the analysis itself on first... Read More
WASHINGTON — Healthy habits can disappear when you live a stressful and busy life. You’re not sleeping enough or drinking... Read More
WASHINGTON — Healthy habits can disappear when you live a stressful and busy life. You’re not sleeping enough or drinking enough water and you’re missing out on nutrients. When you finally go on vacation, you just want to grab a... Read More
WASHINGTON — Pharmacists at dozens of Walgreens and CVS locations across the U.S. have staged walkouts this month to protest... Read More
WASHINGTON — Pharmacists at dozens of Walgreens and CVS locations across the U.S. have staged walkouts this month to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions in their pharmacies. And more could be on the way, say organizers of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Walk down any street in Washington, D.C., and you’ll see historic buildings, unique homes, people from around the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Walk down any street in Washington, D.C., and you’ll see historic buildings, unique homes, people from around the world, parks, nature, restaurants from all cultures and more. You can thank your healthy eyes for allowing you to take... Read More
WASHINGTON — Picture this: you’re out on a jog enjoying a lovely autumn day when you suddenly feel a twinge... Read More
WASHINGTON — Picture this: you’re out on a jog enjoying a lovely autumn day when you suddenly feel a twinge in your knee. You ignore it and decide to push through. Later, you’re in pain and regretting it. Eventually, you... Read More
With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get... Read More
With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste. For years, the debate surrounding vaping largely centered on its... Read More
Great food comes from great ingredients. And great ingredients come from great soil.In my role as executive chef at the Culinary... Read More
Great food comes from great ingredients. And great ingredients come from great soil.In my role as executive chef at the Culinary Vegetable Institute, I’ve seen firsthand the role sustainability plays in our food supply. Agriculture and food-related industries are expansive and... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is creating a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency assess... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is creating a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency assess and deal with the complex scientific and technical issues related to the burgeoning market of new digital health technologies. These... Read More
WASHINGTON — Are you keeping up with the latest social sports trends here in the district? Disc (or frisbee) golf... Read More
WASHINGTON — Are you keeping up with the latest social sports trends here in the district? Disc (or frisbee) golf isn’t new. In fact, it dates back to the 1960s but became more popular during the pandemic. It’s a great... Read More
The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter... Read More
The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average, when combined with intensive diet and exercise, a new study... Read More
Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including... Read More
Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates — to try to find out.... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it has reached an agreement with Pfizer... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it has reached an agreement with Pfizer to ensure continued patient access to the antiviral Paxlovid as it prepares to transition the COVID treatment to the commercial... Read More
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure... Read More
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits. The drugstore chain said late Sunday it also has obtained $3.45 billion in... Read More
Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages and staffing... Read More
Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages and staffing shortages have reached a tentative agreement with the company. The three-day strike last week involving 75,000 workers in multiple states officially ended... Read More
WASHINGTON —Walking through the streets of Washington, D.C., you’ll notice pumpkins, spider webs and skeletons: it’s officially spooky season. Halloween... Read More
WASHINGTON —Walking through the streets of Washington, D.C., you’ll notice pumpkins, spider webs and skeletons: it’s officially spooky season. Halloween may call to mind dressing up in a costume and eating and drinking sweet treats. If you’re trying to live... Read More
WASHINGTON — The air is getting cooler, pumpkins are on doorsteps and plastic skeletons are posing in yards. Halloween is... Read More
WASHINGTON — The air is getting cooler, pumpkins are on doorsteps and plastic skeletons are posing in yards. Halloween is coming to Washington, D.C. There are many upcoming events for people of all ages to enjoy. Planning ahead and taking... Read More
WASHINGTON — In today’s world, we’re busier and more worried than ever. Work is demanding, new health crises are arising... Read More
WASHINGTON — In today’s world, we’re busier and more worried than ever. Work is demanding, new health crises are arising and we have a constant influx of information about everything on our phones. Our brains are overloaded and we never... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 health care workers go on... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 health care workers go on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would require the Government Accountability Office to investigate the... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would require the Government Accountability Office to investigate the methods used to sell fentanyl online and assess federal law enforcement efforts to prevent it. The bill, the Targeting Online... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Tuesday that all 10 drug companies whose products were selected for price negotiations with... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Tuesday that all 10 drug companies whose products were selected for price negotiations with Medicare have agreed to participate in those talks. The companies, which include Bristol Myers Squibb, the maker of Eliquis, Boehringer... Read More
WASHINGTON — Public health officials in 18 states are investigating multiple outbreaks of Salmonella linked to small turtles. To date... Read More
WASHINGTON — Public health officials in 18 states are investigating multiple outbreaks of Salmonella linked to small turtles. To date there have been 59 cases of Salmonella — 33 of them new since August — resulting in 23 hospitalizations. According... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday amended its emergency use authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, approving... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday amended its emergency use authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, approving an updated version of the vaccine for use by previously vaccinated individuals aged 12 and older. Of course, those who... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has granted de novo marketing authorization for the Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has granted de novo marketing authorization for the Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel, an in vitro diagnostic test that can help detect hundreds of genetic variants associated with an elevated risk of developing... Read More
With the cooler weather rolling in, cold and flu season is upon us. If you’ve ever reached for some vitamin... Read More
With the cooler weather rolling in, cold and flu season is upon us. If you’ve ever reached for some vitamin C after coughing and sneezing, you may have wished you had thought about boosting your immune system sooner. Here we’ll... Read More
When you’re in an outdoor exercise routine, the changing seasons can dampen your plans. Do you enjoy long walks, runs... Read More
When you’re in an outdoor exercise routine, the changing seasons can dampen your plans. Do you enjoy long walks, runs or bike rides along the mall while soaking up vitamin D from the sun? Did you love swimming laps at... Read More
WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will... Read More
WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government come midnight on Saturday, but on how that almost inevitable shutdown will... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public expectations around the influenza vaccine and clearing up long-standing misapprehensions about the shot. The new campaign, called “Wild to Mild,”... Read More
ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year,... Read More
ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year, and 3.4% said they had it “currently,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health... Read More