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How FDA's forthcoming blood donor policy change could help address stigma about gay and bisexual men
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering updating its blood donation policy, which currently places some restrictions on blood donations from sex...
Dec 01, 2022
HIV tests dropped by one-third during COVID-19 pandemic: CDC
Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The number of HIV tests and people diagnosed with the virus dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new federal data. The report, publis...
Dec 01, 2022
CDC expands polio wastewater testing to Michigan and Pennsylvania
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for polio to select communities across ...
Nov 30, 2022
More than 90% of COVID deaths occurring among elderly adults: CDC
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Older people have always been known to be one of the groups at highest risk of death from COVID-19, but they now make up a larger share than ever before. As ...
Nov 30, 2022
"American Beauty" actress Mena Suvari opens up about postpartum depression
LISA O'CONNOR/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Actress Mena Suvari is opening up about her struggles with mental health in the hopes that her honesty will make other mothers feel less alone. “I...
Nov 30, 2022
Concerns grow over online ADHD diagnoses
Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Approximately 10 million adults have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to CHADD, a respected ADHD organization founded in 1987. N...
Nov 30, 2022
Hailey Bieber reveals she has ovarian cyst: What to know about the condition
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hailey Bieber, who suffered a mini-stroke earlier this year, is opening up about another health complication. Bieber, 26, shared on Instagram Monday that...
Nov 30, 2022
New data shows Alzheimer's drug can slow cognitive decline
Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Promising data shows that an Alzheimer's drug can slow cognitive decline. In a phase III clinical trial, with results published Tuesday in The New...
Nov 29, 2022
Two-thirds of states reporting 'very high' or 'high' levels of flu-like activity: CDC
Lucia Romero Herranz / EyeEm(ATLANTA) -- Two-third of states across the country are reporting either "very high" or "high" levels of influenza-like activity, according to the Centers for Disease Contr...
Nov 29, 2022
Mom describes daughter's hospitalization with RSV amid warnings of holiday 'tripledemic' surge
Courtesy Anita Binayi-Ghiam(NEW YORK) -- A New York mother is sharing details of her daughter's battle with RSV, a respiratory virus that health officials warn may continue to spread this holiday seas...
Nov 29, 2022