Health and Medicine

Around 16 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with COPD.

Around 10 months since vaccines were first rolled out in the U.S., experts explain to Newsweek whether elusive herd immunity can be achieved.

Scientists are paying close attention to AY.4.2, an offshoot that could possibly be more contagious than the original form of Delta.

The 17-year-old from Texas, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a tumbling accident, is undergoing physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Scientists are keeping a close eye on the Delta offshoot, known as AY.4.2, which has been spreading in the U.K. since July.

The 84-year-old, who held the distinction of being the first Black Secretary of State, was being treated for a type of cancer called multiple myeloma.

Experts have said more research is needed to prove that self-medicating with CBD oil is what caused the woman's tumor to shrink.

A toxicology report determined that the cause of Hayes' death was "acute intoxication" due to the combined effects of the two substances, his family revealed.

Despite the good news, Noble had "an emotional afternoon" on Sunday thinking about all the things she might never be able to do again, according to the family.

The burns from these kinds of injuries can be very large and very painful, doctors said, often requiring surgery and skin grafts.

Reacting to bad odors quickly helps us in nature by allowing us to avoid potential threats.

The 17-year-old Prosper resident left the hospital on Wednesday, where she had spent more than three weeks after suffering a severe spinal cord injury.

The former president was admitted to the ICU at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center this week for "close monitoring," according to doctors.

Consumption of ultra-processed foods has been on the increase over the past 20 years, the study suggests.

Turkish woman Rumeysa Gelgi, who is over 7 feet tall, has been named by Guinness World Records as the tallest living woman.

"My organs started shutting down," 56-year-old Maureen Woods of Levi County, recently told WESH 2 News in Florida.

Health bodies in the Nordic nations have released statements regarding Moderna's Spikevax vaccine regarding rare links to heart inflammation.

Noble has spent more than three weeks in hospital since suffering a severe spinal cord injury.

Merck's COVID-19 pill showed it prevented hospitalization or death in unvaccinated adults by 50 percent.

"Aspirin use can cause serious harms, and risk increases with age," task force member Dr. John Wong, a primary-care expert at Tufts Medical Center, said.

"Anti-science is now a leading cause of death in the United States," Dr. Peter Hotez said.

The children, who are not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, have reportedly shown signs of heart issues.

If the international community, and the newly appointed Lebanese government, don't act quickly to rescue the country and its people, then the Lebanon that we all knew and loved might be lost forever.

The cold sore-causing herpes simplex virus, HSV-1, is extremely common with an estimated 3.7 billion people already infected with it.

Some exercises are more effective than others at burning calories.

"Mainstream medicine will refer people out to a chiropractor not knowing that they could be exposed to misinformation," a vaccine advocate said.

The clinic, which authorities have since shut down, was not authorized to perform any surgical procedures.

16-year-old Makayla Noble suffered a severe spinal cord injury, which left her paralyzed from the chest down.

Heart inflammation conditions myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported in a small number of people who have received the vaccine.

A charity has warned that ivermectin, a drug controversially touted as a COVID medication, can cause sudden blindness in cats and dogs.