Thomas Northcut/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(KING COUNTY, Wash.) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed at least two cases of Enterovirus 68 in Washington state, officials announced on Friday. The CDC “did confirm the presence of Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. senators are preparing legislation to better protect ailing coal miners who are suffering from black lung disease on the heels of reports by ABC News and the Center for Public Integrity that exposed flaws in the federal Read More
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two men who changed each other’s lives forever by being on the giving and receiving ends of a bone marrow transplant met for the first time on Friday and had their first chance to say, “Thank you,” face-to-face. “Thank Read More
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two men who changed each other’s lives forever by being on the giving and receiving ends of a bone marrow transplant met for the first time on Friday and had their first chance to say, “Thank you,” face-to-face. “Thank Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — How long did you have to wait the last time you visited an emergency room? According to two new studies reported in JAMA Internal Medicine, wait and treatment times vary widely, and the hospital setting is a factor. An analysis of Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — You’ve seen the “Low-T” commercials targeted at Baby Boom generation men to convince them that testosterone replacement therapy is the answer to the sagging muscles, lower energy levels and sexual problems that often Read More
ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — A new study from the United Kingdom found a 2.5 percent increase in hereditary breast cancer referrals, which they linked to the publicity given to the BRCA1 gene when actress Angelina Jolie opted for a double mastectomy last year. The Read More
JumpStock/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The National Domestic Violence Hotline announced Thursday that the NFL has, “committed to providing significant resources to the organization” in order to help women who have been abused by their boyfriends or Read More
shironosov/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and his administration acted on Thursday in an effort to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. According to a White House fact sheet, Obama signed an Executive Order directing key agencies and Read More
monkeybusinessimages/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Researchers say that not enough is being done to combat advanced breast cancer. According to the published study, the experts say 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. As many as Read More
