Health

Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida home after her 4-year-old burned his hand on a stove last Memorial Day weekend. Her family is insured through her husband’s employer, HCA Healthcare, a Nashville-based health system that operates more …

Healthy children and teens likely don’t need COVID-19 vaccinations, according to updated guidance posted on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) met last week to create a revised roadmap for COVID vaccinations.  The new roadmap defines three …

Hayley Hodson had Olympic dreams from a young age.  “Without a doubt, an Olympic gold medal,” Hodson told CBS News. Hodson excelled as a star volleyball player at Stanford, but she suffered a concussion at practice during what her coaches called the “courage” drill. “It really felt like target practice,” …

Katie Couric fights breast cancer Howard Kurtz brings the most Buzzworthy news from media, including Trevor Noah’s departure from ‘The Daily Show’ and Katie Couric’s breast cancer diagnosis. Some risk factors for breast cancer — such as diet, exercise or hormone medications — are preventable. But others, like certain genetic …

Ukrainian soldier arrives in New York for surgery on legs wounded in war Ukrainian soldier arrives in New York for surgery on legs wounded in war 02:01 Retired businessman Gary Wasserson had never worked in the nonprofit world, but today he calls himself a humanitarian.  The 67-year-old former telecommunications industry …

A meatball made of lab-grown mammoth meat was unveiled at a science museum in the Netherlands on Tuesday.  Vow, the startup that made the meatball, created it using genetic information from the long-extinct mammoth, company researchers said in Tuesday’s media event. Some holes in the genetic sequence were filled in …

After someone lives through an opioid overdose, taking the medication buprenorphine lowers their risk of death if they OD again, a new study found. Buprenorphine is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder. Researchers with the American Journal of Preventative Medicine (AJPM) found that receiving the medicine after an …

Black Angels remembered for treating tuberculosis patients decades ago Black Angels remembered for treating tuberculosis patients decades ago 03:30 NEW YORK — As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we have a little-known story about nurses on the front line of a pandemic, but this one is not about COVID-19. Back …

Fans of the hit sitcom “Seinfeld” may recall the episode in which Elaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) hilariously tested positive for opium after eating a muffin containing poppy seeds — which got her kicked off a work trip to Kenya.  But for two pregnant women in New Jersey, the real-life …

Ice baths have been all the rage on social media lately, as people across the country — including celebrities like Harry Styles, Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian — take the plunge into frigid waters to tap into an array of physical and mental health benefits. It may just be the …