Health

Chronic fatigue syndrome is not rare, says new CDC survey. It affects 3.3 million U.S. adults
Dec 7, 2023

Chronic fatigue syndrome is not rare, says new CDC survey. It affects 3.3 million U.S. adults

Health officials are releasing the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million


Two babies infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula
Dec 7, 2023

Two babies infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

A Kentucky child is dead and a Missouri infant has brain damage from the same kind of bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year



Former UK leader Boris Johnson defends efforts to balance health and economy at COVID-19 inquiry
Dec 7, 2023

Former UK leader Boris Johnson defends efforts to balance health and economy at COVID-19 inquiry

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending his efforts to balance the health and economic impacts of COVID-19


A nurse's fatal last visit to patient's home renews calls for better safety measures
Dec 7, 2023

A nurse's fatal last visit to patient's home renews calls for better safety measures

The killing of a visiting nurse in Connecticut is sparking renewed calls to better protect health care workers from what has been a rise in violence across the country


Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban
Dec 7, 2023

Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban

A Texas judge has given a pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year


Dec 6, 2023

Three North Carolina Marines were found dead in a car with unconnected exhaust pipes, autopsies show

Autopsy reports on the carbon monoxide deaths of three North Carolina-based Marines last summer say they were found at a gas station in a car with unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes


A young nurse suffered cardiac arrest while training on the condition. Fellow nurses saved her life
Dec 6, 2023

A young nurse suffered cardiac arrest while training on the condition. Fellow nurses saved her life

A 23-year-old woman who recently started her first nursing job at a New Hampshire hospital was attending a training session on cardiac arrest when she, herself, suffered the medical emergency


Tuberville is ending blockade of most military nominees, clearing way for hundreds to be approved
Dec 5, 2023

Tuberville is ending blockade of most military nominees, clearing way for hundreds to be approved

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, following heavy criticism from many of his colleagues in the Senate and clearing the way for hundreds of the nominations to be approved soon


Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees
Dec 5, 2023

Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees

The Senate in a single stroke has approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy