Category: Health

 In lawsuits against infant formula maker ByHeart, families allege that their babies contracted botulism from its contaminated products. More than 30 infants have been sickened in the botulism outbreak.  ​​In lawsuits against infant formula maker ByHeart, families allege that their babies contracted botulism from its contaminated products. More than 30 infants have been sickened in the…

 Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth  ​​Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth 

 A CDC webpage that once stated that vaccines do not cause autism has been rewritten to suggest that health authorities “ignored” possible links between vaccines and the disorder.  ​​A CDC webpage that once stated that vaccines do not cause autism has been rewritten to suggest that health authorities “ignored” possible links between vaccines and the disorder. 

 A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status.  ​​A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status. 

 Americans are going into 2026 more anxious about health care costs than at any other point in recent years, a new West Health-Gallup survey finds.  ​​Americans are going into 2026 more anxious about health care costs than at any other point in recent years, a new West Health-Gallup survey finds. 

 Novo Nordisk is now offering people who pay out of pocket a steep discount for select doses of Ozempic and Wegovy.  ​​Novo Nordisk is now offering people who pay out of pocket a steep discount for select doses of Ozempic and Wegovy. 

 A new heart calculator for young adults predicts 30-year disease risk, showing that factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and bad cholesterol can begin decades earlier.  ​​A new heart calculator for young adults predicts 30-year disease risk, showing that factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and bad cholesterol can begin decades earlier. 

 Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes, but worry that the wrong respirator or mask could make an already strenuous job more difficult.  ​​Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes, but worry that the wrong respirator or mask could make an already strenuous job more difficult. 

 Your body is home to more than 50 hormones — chemical messengers that compose the endocrine system — and hormonal imbalances may reflect any number of medical conditions.  ​​Your body is home to more than 50 hormones — chemical messengers that compose the endocrine system — and hormonal imbalances may reflect any number of medical conditions.