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Democratic U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia said Thursday that he is battling esophageal cancer, Read MoreContinue Reading

Health officials say it’s important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread, Read MoreContinue Reading

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified Covid inquiry Prof Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west London. The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was “personally terrified” that hospitals could have been overwhelmed inContinue Reading

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is “not effective” and has proposed its removal from over-the-counter nasal decongestants., Read MoreContinue Reading

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu, Read MoreContinue Reading

A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died has been sentenced to two years in prison, Read MoreContinue Reading

The story of “King,” who doesn’t disclose his real name, is similar to that of many vulnerable Brazilians in recent years, Read MoreContinue Reading

Getty Images Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not shorten or lengthen the life expectancy of those taking it to ease menopause symptoms, says the health assessment body NICE in updated guidance. Its conclusion comes after a detailed analysis of data on links between HRT and conditions such as heart disease,Continue Reading

An additional case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in Britain, bringing the total number of infections in the country to four., Read MoreContinue Reading

Abortion rights advocates prevailed in ballot measures in seven states, but that doesn’t resolve the issue, Read MoreContinue Reading