KFF HEALTH NEWS – Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg.
She didn’t notice the tiny bug until Monday, when her calf muscle began to feel sore. She made an appointment that morning with a telehealth doctor — one recommended by her health insurance plan — who prescribed a 10-day course of doxycycline to prevent Lyme disease and...
Inflammation is part of your body’s natural response system. But when it sticks around too long, it can lead to health problems. See what you can do to help bring it down.
The police eventually arrested Henderson, who is now charged with two felonies: “Unlawful Surveillance in the Second Degree” and “Dissemination of an Unlawful Surveillance Image in the First Degree.”
ALEXANDRIA, Va. /PRNewswire/ -- As the Senate Finance Committee prepares for its November 19 hearing, "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for All Americans," Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE) is calling on lawmakers to confront the sector most responsible for America's skyrocketing health care costs: hospitals.
While much of the public debate focuses on insurance companies, drug prices, and federal subsidies, CASE is demanding greater attention be put on the...
Social media has helped spread the lies of feminism along with a new age culture of “self-help,” neither of which seems to have improved women’s mental stability.
CIDRAP - The health department in Washington state has confirmed that a resident of Grays Harbor County is the first person to be diagnosed as having avian flu in the United States since February, and the first human ever known to be infected with the H5N5 strain.
The person had underlying conditions, officials said.
Previous human detections in the United States have involved the H5N1 strain, which infected thousands of cattle, as well as commercial poultry...
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK, PHOENIX — Current genetic screening guidelines fail to identify most people with an inherited condition known as familial hypercholesterolemia that can cause dangerously high cholesterol and early heart disease, a Mayo Clinic study found.
The condition often passes silently through families for generations. It is highly treatable, yet people who remain undiagnosed are at greater risk for heart attacks and strokes.
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting millions...
KFF HEALTH NEWS, TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
But when she opened the door to her off-campus apartment, she was met with an overwhelming smell — and a devastating reality.
“There was mold in my bedroom, on my bed, mold in my expensive purse,” Daniels said. “Mold in...