Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body
Diagnoses for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are increasing in older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of people olde...
'God understands us': Inside a Nigerian church where the deaf find faith and community
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It is like any other church in Nigeria 's megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a beam above....
Justin Timberlake speaks of 'debilitating' illness amid big spike in tick bites
As Americans head outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, more and more are being sickened by ticks, tiny creatures that can transmit a number of serious diseases.Justin Ti...
Rare condition made mom feel like she was "walking on a hot bed of Legos"
When Amber Meade twisted her ankle and broke a bone in her foot, she expected recovery to be easy. She needed surgery to shave down the damaged bone and make sure the n...
Got the sniffles? Here's what to know about summer colds, COVID-19 and more
Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms?The three may not go together in many people's minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because...
Will health insurance pay for Covid vaccines this fall?
If you want a Covid shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
Deadly 'flesh-eating' bacteria cases rise along Gulf Coast, doctors warn
Health officials are warning of a rise in potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria cases along the Gulf Coast, with Louisiana reporting higher numbers than usual this...
How one small clinic proves hepatitis C doesn't have to be an epidemic
Although it's been over a decade since game-changing curative drugs for hepatitis C were approved, progress has been slow and treatment remains out of reach for many. B...
Multiple medical groups say they are barred from CDC's panel of vaccine advisers
Multiple medical groups say they have been barred from working on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of vaccine advisers.It comes weeks after Health...
AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation's top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination rec...