Infections, deaths rose at start of pandemic, health officials say
NEW YORK -- The toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
July 13, 2022NEW YORK -- The toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
July 13, 2022Dear Doctor: Just how risky are sinus infections? I read about a teenager who died recently after a sinus infection spread to his brain. Is this common? How do…
Big Tech companies and banks helped power a broad rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though shares in GameStop and other recent high-flying stocks hyped by online t…
February 3, 2021Over the past two months, the doctors at our clinic have diagnosed almost one dog per week with Canine Parvovirus. Unfortunately, this statistic is likely to g…
Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortag…
July 10, 2022WASHINGTON -- Health regulators on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription, a long-awaited move intended …
October 20, 2021NEW YORK -- A New York City patient was infected with bacteria that had a special type of resistance to antibiotics last year, the earliest known case in the U…
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
August 17, 2022ST. LOUIS -- The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child a…
December 8, 2023NEW YORK -- The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due t…
January 22, 2023CHICAGO -- Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salm…
December 17, 2023PINE BLUFF -- The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed that 52 patients recently treated at Arkansas Cancer Institute have tested positive for a previou…
It's now a lot easier -- and cheaper -- for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help.
December 5, 2022WASHINGTON -- When you're coming down with a cold, there are a few items you typically reach for to start feeling better: cough drops, herbal tea, maybe an ove…
LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Health Department recorded nearly 30 more flu-related deaths over the past week, bringing the total number this season to 122.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with d…
Sometimes referred to as slime flux, wetwood of shade and forest trees is the result of a bacterial infection within the tree. Several bacteria can be directly…
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.
December 20, 2022NEW YORK -- Online shopping has become as volatile as stock market trading. Wild, minute-by-minute price swings on everything from clothes to TVs have made it …