Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis
Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born.
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E-Cigs Are Still Flooding the US, Addicting Teens With Higher Nicotine Doses
When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears,...
Pandemic stress, gangs, and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings
Diego never imagined he’d carry a gun.
As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits.
Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing...
Unraveling the interplay of Omicron, reinfections, and long Covid
The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall.
Covid funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools
Many U.S. schools were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking pipes, mold, and antiquated heating systems — long before the covid-19 pandemic drew attention to the importance...
Better ventilation can prevent COVID spread. But are companies paying attention?
Americans are abandoning their masks. They’re done with physical distancing. And, let’s face it, some people are just never going to get vaccinated.
Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th Covid shot
Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health...
Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys
The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies.
Scientists search for cause of mysterious Covid-related inflammation in children
Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms.
