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More than 31,000 nurses, health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente, arguing for safe staffing levels, fair wages
Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on October 14, 2025 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) ...
Jan 26, 2026
Lifetime alcohol use linked to higher risk of colorectal cancer, new study finds
Wine/Drinking/Alcohol (CREDIT: Makoto Honda / 500px/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Long-term alcohol use has been linked to higher risks of colorectal cancer, according to a study published Monday in the ...
Jan 26, 2026
Flu activity nationwide declines but ER visits for school-aged kids increasing: CDC
Stock image of a sick person. (Guido Mieth/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Flu activity is starting to decline nationwide, according to newly released data from the Centers for Dise...
Jan 23, 2026
New study directly links higher BMI to increased risk of vascular dementia; blood pressure may help explain why
Woman weighing herself (Zave Smith/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- High blood pressure and body mass index, or BMI, may be directly linked to the increased risk of developing vascular dementia, according t...
Jan 22, 2026
Heart disease fatalities drop but are still leading cause of death in the US: Report
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK ) -- Fewer people are dying from heart disease, but the condition is still the leading cause of death in the U.S., a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA)...
Jan 21, 2026
Red Cross announces severe emergency blood shortage, calls on Americans to donate
Ojos De Hojalata/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The American Red Cross declared a severe emergency blood shortage on Monday and called on people to donate.The humanitarian organization, which s...
Jan 20, 2026
At least 88 new measles cases confirmed in South Carolina, bringing total to 646: Health officials
(SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C.) -- At least 88 new measles cases in South Carolina have been confirmed amid the state's outbreak, bringing the total number of infections to 646, state health officials said...
Jan 20, 2026
Some policy experts struggle to make sense of new Trump health plan
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026, in Washington, DC. Trump is holding the meeting to discuss plans...
Jan 16, 2026
Flu activity elevated across the US with at least 18 million cases: CDC
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Flu activity continues to remain elevated across...
Jan 16, 2026
Measles vaccine acceptance is mixed amid outbreaks across the US: Experts
Boxes and vials of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella Virus Vaccine at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --...
Jan 16, 2026