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NYC Declares Public Health Emergency Over Measles

Battling a fast-growing measles outbreak, New York City has declared an emergency and ordered mandatory vaccinations under threat of fine in a Brooklyn ne...

New York City declares public health emergency amid growing measles outbreak

Battling a fast-growing measles outbreak , New York City has declared an emergency and ordered mandatory vaccinations under threat of fine in a Brooklyn neighb...

There are now 41 cases of Measles in MI

So far in 2019, there have been almost 100 more cases reported than there were in all of 2018, which saw 372 cases. Exposure locations are not yet available f...

Moderate Drinking May Not Be Healthy At All, New Study Suggests

The study comes after research published previous year concluded there is no healthy level of drinking. Although these genetic variants greatly reduce the amo...

Deadly, Drug Resistant Fungus Could Be Next Global Threat

An article published in the New York Times claimed the deadly fungus has recently reached New York, New Jersey and IL, prompting the US Centers for Disease Co...

Drug-resistant superbug an emerging threat in NYC

Candida Auris is considered to be particularly problematic because it is resistant to antifungal drugs now available. The report , written by Dr Yen Ee Tan a...

United States pop icon, Britney Spears admitted to mental health facility

Steinberger to get some answers to the legal questions involved in the superstar singer's current situation. CNN reached out to her reps for comment Thursda...

Toddler in Kentucky beats stage 4 cancer

More than three thousand thumbs up for sweet Molly Hughes in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A little girl whose family said she underwent 15 months of treatment for...

WHO focuses on Universal Health Coverage

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Walgreens Chops Forecast, Misses 2Q Earnings Expectations

The magnitude of Walgreens' forecast cut surprised some Wall Street analysts, who had expected it after the company had warned about increased competition and r...

Frightening Drug-Resistant Infection Cropping Up Around The World

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E.coli outbreak sickens Tennesseans, others — CDC

Although no deaths have been reported, "of 47 people with information available, eight have been hospitalized" because their cases have been so severe, the CDC...

Labor's budget reply promises bigger tax cuts

Dr Bartone said it was pleasing that Labor had committed significant investment to an important segment of the health system, and the AMA looks forward to more ...

Hackers can easily change lung cancer scans: Israeli research

One possible method is building a man-in-the-middle device, which hijacks the communication between the scanner and computer, planting it near the scanner and i...

Stones Postpone Tour as Jagger Seeks Medical Treatment

Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger Tweeted today that he and his band have been forced to postpone their North American tour. Mick Jagger told the ...

Congressional legislation reintroduced to protect state-legal marijuana markets

U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today reintroduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES...

Confirmed measles cases in B.C. climbs to 23

Island Health Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Richard Stanwick said the two people who contracted measles were both adults and had been vaccinated for the illn...

BC worst hit by salmonella outbreak affecting six provinces

The Food Inspection Agency said it is conducting a food safety investigation and will recall products if necessary. Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskat...

Brazil legend Pele 'much better' after treatment

Pele and Mbappe, the French forward who has drawn comparisons with the Brazilian great after helping France win the World Cup last summer as a teenager, met as...

Sitting or walking in nature can help you in fighting stress

A twenty to thirty minute stroll in a park is one of the best ways to reduce stress levels for people in cities and as a way of dealing with workplace relat...

Cervical cancer rates tumble after routine HPV vaccination

In 2008, routine HPV immunisation of 12 and 13-year-old girls was introduced in schools across the UK. The study reported no difference in the effect of scree...

Amazon's Alexa now handles patient health information

Joseph Health , said in a statement . Currently, the program is invite-only, with six companies able to create skills and use the HIPPA-compliant software. A...

Stem Cell Banking Market Competitive Developmental and Business Overviews to 2025

This report studies the Cancer Stem Cells market status and outlook of Global and major regions , from angles of players, countries, product types an...

Leeds United captain Liam Cooper shows support for World Autism Awareness Week

They will celebrate autism awareness every Wednesday with different themes each week, including " Light it up Blue", wearing sports apparel (team up to accompl...

This summer, choose sunscreens over SPF moisturisers

Overall, 17 percent of participants, or almost one in five, failed to cover their entire face when using SPF moisturizer, while 11 percent, or about one in 10, ...

Poor diet causes more deaths than tobacco consumption

Christopher Murray of the University of Washington said in a statement. More than 130 scientists from almost 40 countries contributed to the analysis, which was...

States sue Trump admin over rollbacks on school lunch standards

The lawsuit argues that the changes to the 2012 school breakfast and lunch standards were rolled back without a required public comment period and that they go ...

Sunscreen application to eye area is superior to SPF moisturiser

Participants completed a questionnaire about their sunscreen and SPF moisturiser application habits, with most unaware they had not been fully covering thei...

Measles case identified in Michiana; officials list locations of exposure

Officials also say individuals who may have been exposed at additional locations are being directly notified. In response to the latest confirmed cases, OCHD ...

Study challenges health benefits of moderate drinking

They say the findings are relevant to all populations and the best evidence yet on the direct effects of alcohol. He added: "This study gets around the proble...