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Cases of whooping cough are more than six times higher than they were this time last year, statistics from the…
The World Health Organization is responding to an unexplained illness occurring in the Kwango province in southwest Democratic Republic of…
Trump taps Dr. Oz, a heart surgeon famous for appearing on Oprah’s show who was later criticized for pushing fad diets, to lead Medicare and Medicaid Services
President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lead the…
Measles is surging around the world, with around 10.3 million reported cases last year. That’s an increase of 20% on…
Working out at these times of day could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 11%, new study says
Compared to other workout patterns studied, peak physical activity in both the morning and evening, around 8 a.m. and 6…
8 in 10 women believe their intuition is a sixth sense—but most still ignore it, study finds
Eight in 10 women feel like they have a sixth sense (77%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000…
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there…
Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including…
Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness…
Chances are you also received the above immunizations and more in a single visit to your pediatrician. Getting multiple vaccines…