RELATED: Three New York Children Have Now Died from Mysterious Illness Linked to Coronavirus On Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state was investigating about 100 cases of the syndrome after announcing last week that a 5-year-old, 7-year-old and a teenager had died from the illness. Symptoms include a prolonged fever lasting […]
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Powerful Stories Shared by Doctors and Nurses Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic
Daniel Oh, a neurology resident at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Hospital, says that amid the chaos, he feels hopeful and inspired thanks to the unifying efforts being made within the Southern California medical community. “At LAC + USC hospital, we have been fortunate to have resident physicians fighting the war against […]
New Orleans Bounce Deejay Dies at 44 After Contracting Coronavirus
Popular New Orleans bounce artist Go DJ Black N Mild died Thursday after testing positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed with Billboard on Friday. He was 44. The deejay, born Oliver Stokes Jr., was a major New Orleans radio personality and was the first deejay in the area to create […]
Health study suggests TV classics helps beat dementia
While many of us may groan in despair as the same old films are rolled out every year, they can actually be therapeutic for those with Alzheimer’s, health chiefs believe. A study by NHS England has found that re-watching classic films stimulates memories for older people and keeps their brains active. And, for the 850,000 […]
No More Walking and Texting! Injuries Soar as People Are Distracted by Smartphones, Study Says
A new study has identified an upward trend in injuries associated with cell phone usage. Published on Thursday in the JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery journal, the report suggests the injuries have “steeply” spiked since the advent of smartphones. The team of researchers from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in New Jersey pored over data from a […]
7 Die in San Diego After Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Black Tar Heroin
Seven people in San Diego have died in just the last two months after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria that is associated with black tar heroin use, the County of San Diego Communications Office announced Wednesday. Between Oct. 2 and Nov. 24, nine people who injected black tar heroin were admitted to hospitals in San Diego […]
Bob Harper Reveals How The Biggest Loser Is Changing: ‘It’s Not About Getting Skinny’
When the revamped version of The Biggest Loser premieres early next year, “the whole look of the show is going to be so different,” host Bob Harper promises. While the previous iteration drew criticism for using extreme weight loss methods — and studies later found that contestants had typically gained the weight back, and permanently […]
Parents Get $2,659 Emergency Room Bill for Doctor to Pluck Doll's Shoe from Daughter's Nostril
It was supposed to be a fun evening out for Katy and Michael Branson. But their 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, apparently had other ideas. The couple had tickets for a Saturday night show in April in their hometown of Las Vegas, and had arranged for a sitter to watch their two girls. But as Mom and […]
How to Talk to Your Kids About Vaping — Two Pulmonologists Give Facts and Tips
—Over a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control said that teen vaping is an “public health tragedy,” and the situation has only gotten worse. According to the annual National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than one in four high school students say they use e-cigarettes, and 27.5 percent reported using one in the last 30 […]
Low vaccination rate and deadly medical mistake led to Samoa measles outbreak
Samoa’s measles outbreak rages on, with the ministry of health reporting 32 deaths as of Tuesday, almost all of which have been among children aged 4 and younger. The island nation of fewer than 200,000 has tallied 2,427 measles cases in the outbreak thus far, with more than 10% of those recently reported over a […]