Ten hospitals earned a place on the annual report’s “Honor Roll” – fronted by Boston Children’s Hospital for the eighth consecutive year.
Author: Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY
Officials confirm Michigan’s first human case of a deadly hantavirus. What to know about the Sin Nombre virus.
Hantaviruses are a family of virus that spread through rodents, according to the CDC. The Sin Nombre virus is spread through the deer mouse.
FDA approves treatment doctors say is the most effective weight loss drug on the market. But can it really make a difference?
The FDA approved Wegovy, a drug doctors say could become the gold standard to treat obesity, a condition afflicting more than 40% adult Americans.
‘Much of this suffering can be prevented’: CDC urges parents to vaccinate their teens after report shows rising hospitalization rates
The agency’s surveillance system COVID-NET found hospitalization rates among teens between the ages of 12 and 17 increased from March 1 to April 24 .
‘Black fungus’ is appearing more frequently among COVID-19 patients in India. What to know about the deadly infection.
Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s immune system.
The FDA is expected to soon authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for teens. Some parents are excited, others are still undecided
Fifty-eight percent of parents said they would get their kids vaccinated, and 71% said they would get vaccinated themselves, according to a survey in March.
Police in Minnesota round up journalists covering protest, force them on the ground and take pictures of their faces
Protesters gathered Friday evening to protest the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and police confronted journalists.
COVID-19 vaccines may reduce transmission, experts say, but vaccinated Americans still need to wear masks in public. Here’s why.
Studies and real-world data suggest vaccinated people can’t easily spread the virus, but health experts say it’s too soon to doff the masks in public.
The pandemic ushered in ‘a new era of medicine’. These telehealth trends are likely here to stay.
While virtual care existed before COVID-19, the practice boomed with stay-at-home orders and remained strong after they were lifted.
‘Most sex addicts are not murderers’: Experts explain sex addiction after Atlanta shootings
Although sex addiction is more common than people think, addiction specialists say, the disorder itself does not lead to violent or criminal behavior.