United States: In a major move to lower healthcare costs, the Biden administration has added popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to the list of medications Medicare can now negotiate directly with manufacturers. Announced on Friday, this new step could ...
United States: A new report from global experts says calling someone “obese” is medically flawed and should be split into two categories. “Clinical obesity” would refer to those with weight-related health conditions, while “pre-clinically obese” would apply to those who ...
United States: A recent study which has already found that men are more than three times as likely to die from traumatic brain injuries compared to women. In 2021, there were almost like 30 brain injury-related deaths as per like ...
United States: In a statement released on January 7, California’s state veterinarian announced an immediate ban on all poultry and cattle exhibitions in response to the ongoing spread of H5N1 avian flu. The move comes as the virus continues to ...
United States: A highly contagious virus, human metapneumovirus (HMPV), is spreading rapidly in northern China, with health officials reporting a spike in cases. Children aged 14 and under are the most affected. While not as well-known as other viruses, HMPV ...
United States: As we can say the cases of “rabbit fever,” also known as tularemia, which have been rising over the past decade and for a long time. There was a 56 precent increase in cases during the 2010s which ...
United States: Health officials also announced on Friday that the mysterious illness outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been identified as an acute respiratory infection. This infection has already been made worse by malaria, ...
United States: It’s really, quickly spreading around the United States right now, with more than 32,000 cases reported this year alone. It’s about almost six times more than last year, and the highest since 2014. And health officials say there ...
United States: At least like almost 80 people who got sick with norovirus after eating raw oysters at an event which recently happened in Los Angeles. The event, held at the Hollywood Palladium on December 3, and was celebrating the ...
United States: California Governor Gavin Newsom declared an emergency on Wednesday because bird flu is spreading among the state’s dairy cattle. He said this action will help government agencies have the resources they need to handle the situation quickly. While ...