Health

Scientists know that the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that live in our intestines play important health roles and affect our risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and a host of other conditions. Now, a major new…

Most of the symptoms in the Wuhan report were slightly more common in women. 81 percent reported at least one health problem, compared with 73 percent for men.Reports of other respiratory illnesses like the 2003 outbreak of SARS, another…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csbZV2Hwlr4World Health Organization officials hold a press conference on Friday to inform the public about the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 88.2 million people worldwide, as governments…

It seemed reasonable that the employment numbers for the final months of 2020 would be as bad as the year as a whole.It is fair to say that the loss of 140,000 jobs in December signals a relapse in the economic recovery in the summer and…

In the early stages of a global effort to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to those who need it most - a process that has so far been both hectic and slow - some health officials turned to an unexpected tool: the Eventbrite ticketing…

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith grew up in the United States Virgin Islands and saw firsthand what can happen in a community with limited access to health care. Her father, Moleto "Bishop" Smith Sr., was only in his forties when he suffered a…

Medical staff examine a patient with coronavirus in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas on November 16, 2020.Go Nakamura | Getty ImagesPublic health officials in Texas announced…

Dr. Greenland reiterated this assessment, noting that “The marketing of coconut oil is confusing. Attempts are made to sell it as healthy fat, but those who know its composition do not believe it at all. "These and other experts separate…

Governor Jared Polis and officials announced that Denver and a number of other Colorado counties on Tuesday, November 17, at the Boettcher Mansion in Denver, Colorado, will be displaying "u2019" on a newly redesigned version of the COVID-19…

Dr. Kuppalli and others have expressed some discomfort about being first to get the vaccine while so many others in the US and beyond are lining up for their own safety shot. "I don't think guilt is the right word," she said. The tier…