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Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers' Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats on airplanes — so, too, are health insurers.
FDA to Scrutinize Unproven Cancer Drugs after 10-Year Gap
Each year the U.S. approves dozens of new uses for cancer drugs based on early signs that they can shrink or slow the spread of tumors. But how often do those results mean longer, healthier lives for patients?
Whale of a Time: Appointment-Free Vaccinations at NYC's Museum of Natural History
Appointments are no longer mandatory at any of the coronavirus vaccination sites run by New York City, including its newest and maybe coolest location: beneath the giant blue whale at the Museum of Natural History.
Michigan's Outbreak Worries Scientists. Will Conservative Outposts Keep Pandemic Rolling?
Will pockets of covid denialism and vaccine resistance like that in Hillsdale, Michigan, serve as reservoirs for a wily virus, which will resurface to cause outbreaks in nearby cities and states?
Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter, Especially in the South, as Nation Battles Covid
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruptions in almost every aspect of the battle against HIV/AIDS, grounding outreach teams, sharply curtailing testing and diverting critical staff away from laboratories and medical centers.
FDA: N95 Masks, Now Plentiful, Should No Longer Be Reused
The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus.
US to Resume J&J COVID Vaccinations Despite Rare Clot Risk
U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot.
Put a Spring in Your Step: How CBD Can Support a Return to Wellness
As people get outside, reboot their exercise routines, and start responsibly socializing more, CBD may offer benefits that boost our sense of physical, mental and emotional wellness.
How Recovery Unplugged's Vibe Room is Revolutionizing Addiction Treatment
The science behind music's therapeutic qualities has led to the creation of the Vibe Room, the latest innovation from the groundbreaking addiction treatment center Recovery Unplugged.
Doctors Scramble to Understand Long COVID, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive
For people suffering with lingering, debilitating symptoms months after a bout with COVID, pinning down a definition for long covid may seem pointless. They just want relief.
Do You Really Need to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day?
An exercise physiologist weighs in on over hydration; does drinking too much water affect the body.
Another Soda Tax Bill Dies. Another Win for Big Soda.
A rogue industry. A gun to our head. Extortion. That's how infuriated lawmakers described soft drink companies — and what they pulled off when they scored a legislative deal that bars California's cities and counties from imposing taxes on sugary drinks.
Searching for Footing in a Life Nearly Extinguished by COVID
like so many health care workers battered by the pandemic, Kari Wegg is searching for footing in a life after COVID. But the scars from a double lung transplant are constant reminders that it takes much more than a shot in the arm to get there.
Low on Beds, Oxygen, India Adds Global High 314K Virus Cases
India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen.
Montana Blocks Bill to Ban Gender Affirming Surgery in Youth
The Montana Senate voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone a bill that would have banned gender affirming surgery for transgender minors, effectively killing the proposal.
North Carolina Won't Pass Bill to Ban Youth Trans Procedures
The office of North Carolina's Republican Senate leader said on Tuesday the chamber won't advance a controversial bill put forward this month by three GOP members that sought to limit medical treatments for transgender people under 21.
New Study Finds That One Third of Gay Youth Have Attempted Suicide
A new report from the Williams Institute found that that a staggering 30 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual young adults attempted suicide at least once.
Families, Doctors Urge Alabama to Reject Trans Treatment Ban
Transgender youth, parents and advocates on Tuesday urged the Alabama House of Representatives, as well as the state's governor, to reject legislation that would ban the use of puberty-blockers or hormones to treat transgender minors.
The Shock and Reality of Catching Covid After Being Vaccinated
As more Americans every day are inoculated, a tiny but growing number are contending with the disturbing experience of getting covid despite having had one shot, or even two.
How Hormone Therapy Affects Blood Pressure Differently in Transgender Men, Women
Gender-affirming hormone therapy, which uses hormones to align an individual's physical characteristics with their gender identity, has been linked to blood pressure changes in transgender men and women, new research finds.