Why it’s your job to get a flu shot — and call in sick if you do get the flu
Seasonal influenza is a major global health concern. Worldwide, annual influenza epidemics result in three...
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‘How does a well baby die?’ Respiratory distress event gaining attention of doctors, nurses
Elated, exhausted mothers who’ve just given birth are enjoying the first skin-to-skin contact with their...
Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need a fallback plan
It was a memorable place to have an "aha" moment about aging. Peter Sperry had...
Six Minnesota children diagnosed with rare, polio-like disorder
State health officials have issued an alert to doctors after six Minnesota children were diagnosed...
Studies in healthy older people aim to prevent Alzheimer’s
It may be too late to stop Alzheimer's in people who already have some mental...
‘Twins are nature’s experiment’: How scientists use them to study nature vs. nurture
Every August for the past 43 years, Twinsburg, Ohio, has hosted the biggest gathering of...
Health officials aim to increase flu vaccinations after last year’s severe outbreak
U.S. health officials are trying to increase the rate of flu vaccinations this year after...
Over four decades, an ‘inexorable’ epidemic of drug overdoses reveals its inner secrets
Americans have long construed drugs of abuse as choices. Poor choices that can cost users...
Exercise may delay rare form of Alzheimer’s
Regular exercise might delay a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study...
Antibiotics a good alternative to surgery for most appendicitis patients
When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen's abdomen was appendicitis, she...