HEALTH

Over the past week, at least a dozen hospitals have declared critical incidents as the rise in flu admissions and respiratory illnesses has led to “exceptionally high demands”. Hospitals in Birmingham,

Smith family honors late umpire with parks gift Valpo Parks recently received a monetary donation from the family of the late Byron Smith III, a longtime parks department umpire, according to

“The low-moisture content in the vegetation that we get in these extreme dry periods leads to these highly, highly vulnerable conditions,” said Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions at the

Dry mouth, or xerostomia, occurs when there is not enough saliva (or “spit”) to lubricate the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. Saliva is critical for chewing, swallowing, digestion, protecting

MedPage Today story. Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health began a strike Friday morning, picketing all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, after months of contract negotiations between the health system

A new tablet being developed to cure intestinal worms has shown promising results in trials and could help eradicate the parasitic infection, which affects about 1.5 billion people globally, researchers say.

James Arthur Ray, an Oprah-endorsed motivational speaker who spent two years in prison after the 2009 deaths of three people in a sweat lodge, the culmination of a three-day spiritual program

Norovirus is surging across the U.S., with case numbers higher now than they’ve been at the same time in more than a decade, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control

A transmission electron micrograph of a section through pancreas tissue, showing cells that produce insulin STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy The first human trial of insulin-producing cells that have been gene-edited to

It’s been nearly five days since the California wildfires began, taking at least 11 lives and forcing over 150,000 people to evacuate so far. According to CNN, over 12,000 structures have

AR Bernard, a prominent Brooklyn pastor appointed to Mayor Adams’ latest Charter Revision Commission, resigned from the panel Friday after the Daily News pressed questions about whether he was legally able

The deluge of improbable health hacks on TikTok can only mean it’s the start of a new year. Here we look at some of the more curious tips and the evidence,

Chicago-area residents woke up to falling snow Friday morning, complicating the morning commute. Snow began falling between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Friday and accumulation of 1 to 2 inches was possible,

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Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming tissues that often develops in the bone marrow. It affects cells that develop into blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells,

BANGKOK — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s