Joint Health News

Feb. 8, 2024 — A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to new research. Using a PET tracer that binds to ... Read More

CDC investigating botched Botox shots in 9 states

Nine of the 19 patients were hospitalized, the CDC said. Four "were treated ... unregulated med spas are rising. Colorado health officials told NBC News that they're investigating a case of ... Read More

CDC issues health alert for bird flu infection in US

April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. CDC on Friday issued a health alert to inform clinicians ... 3:19 PM UTC · Updated ago Worldcategory US says China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine ... Read More

US tuberculosis cases in 2023 were at highest level in a decade, CDC says

The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 was the highest in a decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced. The CDC said on its website Thursday that "overall, cases ... Read More

Philadelphia Health Care News

Flaster Greenberg, a mid-sized commercial law firm celebrating 50 years of legal excellence, is… As the 9th largest privately held insurance broker, Risk Strategies has proudly served the ... Read More

Public Health

BNSF Railway attorneys told Montana that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town Characteristics like ... Read More

Social media is a lifeline for mental health, not a curse, according to CDC's own data

In families where parents lost jobs, twice as many girls as boys reported poor mental health and frequent abuses. Standard mathematical regression analysis of the CDC survey shows parental abuses ... Read More

Health IT

The findings suggest it would be challenging to restrict telehealth payment in Medicare, researchers said. Some pandemic flexibilities are set to expire at the end of 2024. Amid mounting interest ... Read More

Health News

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a ... Read More

Sexual Health News

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ... Read More

Heat caused record-high rates of health emergencies in some parts of US last year, CDC report shows

The new CDC analysis may underestimate the prevalence of heat-related illnesses since it doesn't capture cases among people who sought treatment elsewhere, and the Covid-19 pandemic may have ... Read More