Health and Medicine

Sarah Silverman, Mia Farrow and many more celebrities are sending messages of support to Kathy Griffin.

With less than half of the U.S. population fully vaccinated and the Delta variant spreading at an alarming rate, experts told Newsweek an FDA approval might encourage people to get their shots.

As Congress puts together the Build Back Better package, our elected representatives have an opportunity right now to do the right thing, not just for me, but for millions of hard working folks across this nation.

Addressing the home care industry's turnover problem would make it much more likely that someone like me would be able to find and keep consistent, high, quality care when needed.

The R0 number gives an idea for how quickly a particular infectious pathogen will spread through a given population.

Eliminating the Hyde Amendment and covering all pregnancy-related care, including abortion, is critical to achieve true reproductive justice and liberation.

The man reportedly experienced abdominal pain after inserting the 20-centimeter animal for about a day, but he was "too shy to see the doctor" any earlier.

The cost of Australia's failing health system is in human lives, and it is also in measurable economic and social loss.

It's infuriating that our government hasn't done more to end this highly infectious disease that disproportionately impacts minorities and people struggling with substance use disorder.

Viewers suspected that the man was hoping to avoid the high price tag of medical treatment in the U.S.

Studies into ivermectin are ongoing. The FDA warns that some have been hospitalized after taking doses intended for use in horses.

The Delta variant is thought to account for more than 80 percent of COVID cases across the U.S. How does it compare to Lambda—reported this week in Texas?

A case of the viral disease, which causes symptoms similar to smallpox including marks on the skin, has been confirmed in the U.S.

Health officials have reported ICU units at 13 hospitals in the state are now full, and have urged people to get vaccinated.

The man developed problems with his facial nerves after both of the shots he received, but experts said there is no proof the vaccines were the cause.

"The response has shocked me," said the nutritionist behind the junk food collection. "Clearly people really do need guidance in what to eat."

More than 20 cases of the mystery illness have been reported in the Austrian capital this year, and it's not clear why.

"CDC was well intended, but the message was misinterpreted, premature, & wrong. Let's fix it," Adams tweeted.

A U.S. sprinter has been suspended from this year's Olympic games because of a cannabis test—but why is cannabis disallowed?

Jamie Walton spent 22 days in hospital after developing the rare neurological condition.

The virus, which can live on hard surfaces for hours, has been spreading this summer in the U.S.—an unusual season for it to do so.

The county's health officer said it would be "too late" to put off the mask mandate any longer, given a rise in COVID cases.

Experts told Newsweek an uneven uptake of vaccines in different parts of the country could see a divide emerge in where sees spikes in hospitalizations and deaths.

The variant sweeping the country is thought to be more transmissible than previous forms of COVID. So how concerned should we be?

The Houston native is best known for his long-running role as a clerk court and Vietnam veteran in the NBC sitcom "Night Court," which aired between 1984 and 1992.

The red tides, also known as harmful algal blooms, have also been linked to multiple fish deaths in the state.

"I want people to see what COVID really does," said the man's wife, Amy Tersteeg.

"It was pretty troubling that the previous label was so broad and included groups of patients in whom the drug had never been tested," one doctor said.

Around 1,600 people develop listeriosis every year in the United States, CDC figures show, with around 260 of these individuals dying from the disease.

Race ultimately can be used as a marker of progress in eliminating systemic disparities.