Health

In some hospitals, administrators and other personnel who have no contact with patients or face no risk at work from the virus are getting shots, while patients — and even front-line staff — who are at heightened risk for covid…

Of the more than 6 million people in the U.S. who have received shots of the two new covid vaccines, at least 29 have suffered anaphylaxis, a severe and dangerous reaction that can constrict airways and send the body into shock, according…

To execute his health care agenda, President-elect Biden first must deal with the substantial changes to the nation’s health care system that his predecessor made using executive branch authority. Reversing policies Democrats oppose would…

At a public hearing on block grants for Medicaid in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 1, 2019, advocates and health care professionals spoke out against the proposal. Nevertheless, the Trump administration approved it on Jan. 8, 2021, just 12…

Nowhere on the list of prioritized recipients of covid-19 vaccines are public officials’ spouses, yet the first ladies of Kentucky and West Virginia; Vice President Pence’s wife, Karen Pence; President-elect Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden;…

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that China blocked a team of health and disease experts investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic from entering the country, reports say. Despite…

David D. Burns, M.D., Clinical Psychiatrist, Author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy which has sold six million copies, and his co-host, Doctor Rhonda Barovsky Clinical Social Worker, Therapist, LCSW, PsyD, on a recent Feeling Good…

LOS ANGELES, CA - On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) condemned the retaliatory actions taken against three Bay Area doctors who they say had the courage to speak out against California’s scientifically…

Christina Fuhrman contracted a C. diff infection in 2012, and her daughter Pearl contracted one in 2015. C. diff, a bacterium causing diarrhea and colitis, is a superbug fueled by the overuse of antibiotics. Photo credit: Matthew Matlock. …

Some of the reasons are rooted in the fact that the two currently-available vaccines, developed by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna, were rushed to market in record time in order to combat the effects of COVID-19 pandemic that has…

Dade County Men's Correctional Facility, Florida. File photo, credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Health advocacy groups say Florida's recommendations on COVID vaccine priority should include people in prison as well as…

The footage shows the woman refusing to wear a mask while citizens of California have been told they must wear face coverings in public, as well as while attending high risk gatherings, including shopping, taking public transit, or seeking…

PharmXhealthOne, a series of wellness centers and urgent care facilities located throughout South Florida in Boynton Beach, Port Saint Lucie, and Wellington, is sponsoring a three-day Wellness Luncheon at the Hilton West Palm Beach Airport…

An empty bus stop near the Victoria area at London during coronavirus lockdown. Sign shows a message on led panel about COVID 19 and social distancing. Editorial credit: Loveandrock / Shutterstock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - While…

A police officer wields a gun and calls for Rebekah Jones' husband to come downstairs. Photo credit: Rebekah Jones/Twitter. TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Former state data analyst Rebekah Jones is fighting back against the administration of Gov.…

Exterior view of the building of the World Health Organization (OMS WHO), a United Nations international organization located in Geneva, Switzerland. Editorial credit: EQRoy / Shutterstock.com, licensed. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - On Monday,…

Over the weekend, Community PedsCare® celebrated patients and families with a holiday drive-thru experience where almost 100 cars were greeted with generously donated gifts, festive, lit up, outdoor holiday setting and stations to stop at…

Anita Jenkins, CEO of Howard University Hospital, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital on Dec. 15. Photo Credit: Nicholas Kamm, AFP, Getty Images. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Administrators at Howard University Hospital in Washington,…

Flight attendant Troy Muenzer’s furlough pay from his airline employer stopped on Dec. 15, and his monthly unemployment check is not enough to cover food and rent. He has tried to find a new job, but no luck yet. Photo credit: Taylor…