COVID hospitalizations on the rise as U.S. enters Labor Day weekend
Retailers and pharmacies are subsequently seeing increased demand for in-person and at-home COVID testing.
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Retailers and pharmacies are subsequently seeing increased demand for in-person and at-home COVID testing.
The suit was filed over Ron Rustan's death in December 2020. He had been sentenced to prison after failing a blood alcohol test during the probationary process for a DUI conviction.
The Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices. It's starting with insulin and other commonly used medications.
Three additional conditions have been approved for the Minnesota Department of Health's Newborn Screening Program.
In some places, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants is spurring the return of mask requirements and other safety measures.
So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off from a plan that could have curtailed access to a type of reconstructive surgery known as DIEP flap. Breast cancer patient advocates are relieved.
Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to testify, saying billing practices can compromise access to care for Minnesotans.
Using eye drops contaminated with bacteria can lead to a "life-threatening infection," FDA warns.
For Fischer and her son, Paul Benally, the first health scare came 11 years ago when he was bit by a mosquito and contracted encephalitis, which caused his brain to swell. That was only the beginning.
Expectant parents could soon have another new option this fall to protect their newborns from RSV, the most common cause of hospitalization in American infants.
On social media, the variants have been nicknamed "Eris," "Fornax" and "Pirola."
Earlier this year, Teegan Olson was diagnosed with an MEF2C mutation, a genetic disorder so rare only about 350 people are known to have it in the world, and many of them are children.
The immune response may be stronger if your booster goes in the same arm as your last COVID-19 shot, according to a published study.
More pressing, hospitalizations have risen by nearly 27%. That marks the fourth-largest growth in the country currently among states.
