For decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke with a single voice when advising the nation’s families on when to vaccinate their children.
Q. I’m immunocompromised and take medication for high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and cholesterol. I tested positive for COVID-19 and the flu while traveling to California. Probably the plane trip was the culprit.
A quiet procession of hundreds of health care workers and their supporters crossed through downtown Spokane Wednesday night to remember the nurse killed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis.
Dr. William H. Foege, an international public health giant credited as a visionary in the earliest days of Bill and Melinda Gates’ global health programs, and who developed the vaccination strategy that wiped out smallpox, died Saturday. He was 89.
Q. I’m a physician and have long seen studies on using the nicotine patch for multiple disorders, including memory. Since it is a naturally occurring substance, I decided to give it a try.
Q. My dad is a good man. He is also an alcoholic. He has been in recovery for seven years. Today, he admitted to my family that he has been getting drunk on Listerine!
More Americans diagnosed with cancer are now surviving the disease - marking a positive trend that experts say reflects the effectiveness of early prevention and detection strategies, and advancements in treatment and care.
A three-judge federal panel has again blocked a Trump administration directive to cut research funding for public universities and research centers nationwide, a plan both the University of Washington and Washington State University have said would deeply impact their programs and likely result in layoffs.
