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Drinking borax is a trend on social media, but doctors say it isn't safe
kickers/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Borax, a white, powdery substance, has long been a staple in many households as a cleaning agent and laundry detergent booster. Now, the substance is making the round...
Aug 31, 2023
FDA sends warning letter to three major formula makers over quality control concerns
Vera Vita/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FDA has sent warning letters to three formula companies, red-flagging concerns about serious quality control issues at some manufacturing facilities. The warnin...
Aug 31, 2023
Virginia experiencing statewide outbreak of serious meningococcal disease: Officials
File photo -- KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing an outbreak of rare, but serious meningococcal dis...
Aug 31, 2023
Medicare recipients say new drug price negotiations will save them thousands
Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Every month, Dawn LaGuerre has to decide which bills she's going to pay or if she needs to cut back on groceries to be able to afford her monthly medications. The...
Aug 31, 2023
Overdose reversal drug Narcan will be available to buy over-the-counter starting in September
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The overdose reversal drug Narcan will be available for over-the-counter purchase starting in September, its man...
Aug 30, 2023
Former Trump health adviser believes current COVID response is falling behind
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signaled it expects to have the updated COVID vaccine available by mid-September, along w...
Aug 30, 2023
COVID hospitalizations increase for 6th consecutive week but still at historic lows
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to data updated Monday from the Centers for Disease Contro...
Aug 29, 2023
Eighteen-year-old donates kidney to mom, encourages others to ‘be a donor’
Courtesy Brooke Lyle and Jessica Jordan(NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas) -- For years, Jessica Jordan of North Richland Hills, Texas, lived with debilitating pain. Her daughter, 18-year-old Brooke Lyle, r...
Aug 29, 2023
Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for first-ever Medicare price negotiations
Tetra Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, marking a milestone...
Aug 29, 2023
Couple welcomes quintuplets after years of infertility
Courtesy Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center(NEW YORK) -- With one delivery, Graham and Stephanie Freels became first-time parents, times five. Stephanie Freels, 27, gave birth on ...
Aug 29, 2023