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Category: Health
A Pill to Treat COVID Could Be Just Months Away
At least three promising antiviral treatments for covid-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as l...
High BP More Challenging for Older Women, Younger Men
Altogether, nearly half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, increasing their risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney dis...
Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect for NY Health Care Workers
As the state’s new vaccine mandate took effect, an estimated 70,000 out of 450,000 health care workers remain unvaccinated and out...
Months Later, Some New Yorkers Are Still Banging Pots t...
Eighteen months into the pandemic later, some New Yorkers are still saluting frontline and healthcare workers by cheering, singing...
High BP More Challenging for Older Women, Younger Men
Altogether, nearly half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, increasing their risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney dis...
Botox for Migraine: How to Get Approved
You’ve heard Botox is a possible treatment for migraine. Will insurance foot the bill?
Tips to Get Insurance to Cover Your Treatments
Paying out of pocket even with health coverage? Experts explain how to get your insurer to pay more.
Epidurals Not Linked to Autism in Children
Earlier research suggested this practice may increase autism risk in offspring, but the pair of studies should put this concern to...
New Tests for Prostate, Colon Cancer Show Promise
If approved in the United States, the tests could make screening and diagnosis for these cancers easier on patients, without the n...
Flu Shot Highly Recommended This Year
Waning natural immunity in the public due to last year's missing flu season will leave people -- and especially young children -- ...
More Than 400,000 Americans Have Received COVID Booster...
More than 400,000 people in the U.S. have received COVID-19 booster shots at pharmacies since the third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTec...
Worried Parents Scramble to Vaccinate Kids Despite FDA ...
One week after reporting promising results from the trial of their COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, Pfizer and BioNTech ...