Health

In a study published this summer, Dr. William Li, a vascular biologist, and an international team of researchers compared the lung tissues of people who died of COVID-19 with those of people who died of influenza. They found stark…

Advancing age and underlying medical problems explain only part of the phenomenon, said Ranney, who has seen patients of similar age, background and health status follow wildly different trajectories. Photo credit ShutterStock.com,…

Navigator Natalie M. and consumer Omar Luna at Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center review Luna's health-insurance options. Photo credit: Epilepsy Florida. MIAMI, FL - Open enrollment for Obamacare is in full swing in Florida, even as…

NEW YORK, NY - According to CBSNews.com, citing studies conducted in the U.K., some children are displaying signs of emotional and developmental regression after months of strict restrictions means to stem the spread of the COVID-19…

Biden, who turns 78 this month, said his plan will help Americans who retire early and those who are unemployed or can’t find jobs with health benefits. Editorial credit: VP Brothers / Shutterstock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Of…

Deserted streets around the Walt Disney Concert Hall during COVID-19 quarantine. Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 2020. File photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. ANAHEIM, CA - California’s most popular amusement park has become the focal…

The justices could declare the entire law unconstitutional — which is what a federal district judge in Texas ruled in December 2018. But legal experts say that’s not the most likely outcome of this case. File photo: ShutterStock.com,…

Pfizer Inc. pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, has been developing a vaccine in partnership with German company BioNTech. Once required safety information has been provided to the U.S. FDA, Pfizer anticipates…

The FDA will face critical decisions about vaccines needed to help put the nation on its path out of the pandemic. Biden will have to rely on a temporary head of the FDA to steer the 17,000-employee agency during one of the most…

Then Representative-elect Donna Shalala (D-FL) is seen here speaking about her party’s agenda in the 116th Congress. Shalala’s loss was a notable upset for House Democrats. November 13, 2018. Photo credit: C-SPAN. MIAMI, FL…

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett being sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 26. Photo credit: C-SPAN. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Abortion opponents were…

Magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs are made from plants and fungus known as entheogens which effects include euphoria, visual and mental hallucinations, changes in perception, a distorted sense of time, and spiritual experiences,…

If former Vice President Joe Biden wins and Democrats gain a Senate majority, it would represent the first time the party has controlled the White House and both houses of Congress since 2010 — the year the ACA was passed. Photo credit…

In an approval letter, Seema Verma, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the enrollment outreach set up by the Obama administration, known as the Navigator program, “simply had limited impact on…

Researchers debated how rigorously to test COVID-19 vaccines at a Thursday public meeting of the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on vaccines. “Simply preventing mild cases is not enough and may not justify the risks…

Verily Life Sciences Headquarters in South San Francisco, California. Verily is Alphabet Inc.'s research organization devoted the study of life sciences. Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com, licensed. OAKLAND, Calif. — Amid…

President Donald Trump speaks to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during an executive order signing ceremony on lowering drug prices on July 24. Trump announced new policies aimed at lowering prescription drug prices under Medicare by linking…

Dale Folwell (left), a Republican, has tried to persuade hospitals to accept lower payments, but he has struggled to discover the existing rates the plan pays each hospital. Photo: Folwell Campaign. Folwell’s Democratic challenger, Ronnie…

The best way to avoid spreading disease would be to avoid traveling or widening one’s social circles. For local celebrations, self-quarantining for two weeks before a holiday event would minimize risk if all those invited committed to…