Health Mar 18 How social distancing works and what it means for you In this time of coronavirus and "social distancing," simple questions have suddenly become complex.
Health Mar 12 Slow virus testing is a ‘failing,’ U.S. health official says The lack of comprehensive figures means U.S. health providers could quickly be overwhelmed by undetected cases.
Health Mar 09 As labs ramp up, who can get tested in U.S. for coronavirus? Who can get tested for the worrisome new coronavirus? It's a complicated question that's left doctors, patients and some health experts frustrated and concerned…
Nation Feb 27 About 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese, government survey finds A half-century ago, about 1 in 100 American adults were severely obese. Now it's 10 times more common.
Health Feb 27 California novel coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin California officials said the person is a resident of Solano County, northeast of San Francisco, and is getting medical care in Sacramento County.
Health Feb 20 In rough a U.S. flu season for kids, vaccine working OK so far For kids, the flu vaccine has been more than 50% effective in preventing flu illness severe enough to send someone to the doctor's office. Experts say that's considered pretty good for a flu vaccine.
Health Feb 14 Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kids Health officials Friday said 92 flu-related deaths have already been reported in children.
Health Jan 30 For 1st time in 4 years, U.S. life expectancy rises, but only a little The rise is mostly due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses.
Health Jan 21 U.S. gets 1st case of new virus that caused an outbreak in China A U.S. resident who recently returned from an overseas trip has been diagnosed with the new virus that has sparked an outbreak in China and stringent monitoring around the world, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Health Dec 06 Officials list pot vape brands reported in U.S. outbreak of lung illnesses Most of the nearly 2,300 people who suffered lung damage had vaped liquids that contain THC, the high-inducing part of marijuana.