Chemicals that pervade our modern world — plastics, pesticides, stain repellents, components of personal hygiene products — are contributing to a decades-long decline in fertility and could pose health risks even into future generations, according to an explosive new book…
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CDC Inquiry Sought on HIV Outbreak in WVa’s Largest County
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat asked for the inquiry on…
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Vaccine Passports Are Latest Flash Point in COVID Politics
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A man presents his “green passport,” proof that he has been vaccinated against the coronavirus, on opening night at the Khan Theater. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —…
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COVID Vaccine Found Highly Effective in Real-World US Study
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S government’s first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as it was…
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‘Price Is Right’ Surgical Photos Bring Investigation
A group of medical residents in Michigan are under investigation after posting photos on Instagram that showed them holding an organ from one patient and fibroid tissue from another, according NBC affiliate WOOD TV 8. In one photo, a doctor…
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A Single-County Measles Outbreak Cost Millions, Study Finds
A measles outbreak that infected 72 people in Washington State cost approximately $3.4 million, including costs of the public health response, medical treatment expenses, and productivity losses, according to a study published online March 12 in Pediatrics. With measles outbreaks…
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Prescription Pad a ‘Lethal Weapon’ for MD Indicted for Murder
A New York physician has been indicted on five counts of murder, with prosecutors alleging he demonstrated a depraved indifference to human life when he prescribed opioids and other drugs to patients who professed substance use disorders and later overdosed….
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FEMA Opens Mass Vaccine Sites as Bad Weather Hampers Efforts
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Motorists wait to get their COVID-19 vaccine at a federally run vaccination site set up on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. FEMA opened…
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Milind Soman’s honest ‘selfie’ video schools netizens on importance of sleep to ‘deal with stress effectively’
Back from the US after an envious vacation with his wife, Bollywood’s supermodel and self claimed “fitness addict” Milind Soman is now unwinding back in Mumbai. Giving the Internet a break from his flood of romantic pictures from New York…
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Air pollution can risk diabetes development, heart attack and stroke
In response to air pollution, genome-wide epigenetic changes were compared in a first-of-its-kind study by Indian-origin researcher Sanjay Rajagopalan who found that it can risk diabetes development, heart attack and stroke. From the University Hospitals Harrington in the US, Rajagopalan…
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