Thinking about weight-loss surgery? 4 things to consider
Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) Anyone who has struggled to achieve or maintain a healthy weight has probably heard…
Billion-dollar drugs’ makers set to face their first US price negotiations
Some of the most commonly used drugs in the United States may be eligible for lower Medicare prices, which…
Updated Covid-19 vaccines are coming mid-September, officials say
Covid-According to CDC and FDA officials, 19 vaccines that have been tweaked to teach the body how to fight…
Funyuns and flu shots? Gas station company ventures into urgent care
The urgent care industry’s market size has doubled in the last decade. Bram Sable-Smith writes for KFF Health News….
New York’s largest health system is pushing into generative AI with help from a former Amazon exec and a $100 million venture partnership
New York’s largest health system is increasing its investment in generative AI, the hot new technology that is sweeping…
The NIH ices a research project. Is it self-censorship?
Darius Tahir | (TNS) KFF Health News Many Americans are clueless about their health. Communicating what scientists know has…
From kidney stones to sand burns: The offbeat health dangers of extreme heat
By Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel When a middle-aged man arrived at the HCA Northwest Hospital emergency room…
Person tests positive for West Nile virus in Santa Clara County
On Thursday, public health officials in Santa Clara County announced the county’s first human case of West Nile virus…