(NEW YORK) -- A pediatric doctor is sharing the holiday gifts parents should avoid giving kids – and it's not because she wants to be a Grinch. Dr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida who shared her expert advice…
(NEW YORK) -- Global Veg Corp has issued a recall of all lots and codes of its 5-pound packages of Aviator brand Sundried Tomato Halves (Lot #060923/1) due to the possibility of "undeclared sulfites," according to an announcement from the New York-based company dated Dec. 4 and posted Friday on…
(NEW YORK) -- The Arizona State Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments Tuesday over whether a centuries-old near-total abortion ban will be reinstated. Currently, abortion is banned at 15 weeks or later in Arizona. Patients are required to make two appointments, the first for an in-person counseling session and the…
(NEW YORK) -- Massachusetts health officials are warning that a hepatitis A outbreak has hit the state, and it resembles a similar outbreak that occurred several years ago. Six cases have been reported across four counties between Nov. 1 and Nov. 29, with more infections under investigation, according to an…
(NEW YORK) -- A mom who thought she was experiencing flu symptoms but was really having a heart attack is opening up about her experience and sharing a warning for other women. Jenna Tanner, who first shared her story with "Business Insider," sat down with "Good Morning America" to recount…
(NEW YORK) -- A new vaccine being studied in early clinical trials may hold the potential to help some women with breast cancer, a disease that affects one in every eight women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine, which has not…
(NEW YORK) -- Medications for weight loss like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy have soared in popularity recently. And that's prompted some major food companies to prepare for a potential shift in what, and how much, consumers who are taking these medication are eating. Nestle and General Mills are developing companion…
Performing medicine can be difficult in any setting but perhaps no more challenging than during a humanitarian crisis. Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are often performing under extreme duress with a limited number of tools compared to working in a traditional hospital setting. There have been medical advances over…
(NEW YORK) -- Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, 15 states plus New York City are experiencing "high" or "very high" levels of respiratory illness activity, defined as…
(ATLANTA) -- For nearly a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing following weeks of decline and relatively low levels throughout the summer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Nov. 25, there were 19,444 weekly hospitalizations due to the virus compared to 15,006…
