Health

Girl with terminal illness inspires others Girl with terminal illness inspires others 01:37 Penny Doerge lived every day with joy, humor and bravery.  She was diagnosed at a young age with neurofibromatosis, a condition that can cause tumors, and in her case, led to terminal brain cancer. She had 15 …

The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a possible spike in cases of invasive infections among children in the United States caused by the bacteria that is known to lead to strep throat, called group A Streptococcus — or group A strep.  “Group A strep have always been a …

Over 200 people have been sickened by a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Texas, causing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to issue a recall and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to open an investigation into the mollusks.  The CDC on Thursday announced that …

Folichia Williams and her baby girl Kennedy are pictured here, as well as water beads. The cases described in this article are “just the tip of the iceberg” when it comes to water bead hazards, said Ashley Haugen of That Water Bead Lady. (Folicia Mitchell) Welcome to the Fox News …

Landen Hausman, a high school sophomore, died in January after buying fentanyl-laced Percocet through a dealer on social media. His family found him collapsed on the bathroom floor and tried to revive him with CPR, but it was too late.  “Sometimes with fentanyl you don’t get a second chance,” his …

Beijing — A week after China’s health authorities sparked chaos and confusion by announcing sweeping changes to the country’s draconian COVID-19 control measures, the government’s coronavirus czar has tried to bring some clarity about the new strategy. In doing so, China’s government has admitted for the first time that it’s …

A competitor smokes a cigarette on a break during the 2018 Methven Rodeo on October 21, 2018 in Methven, New Zealand. Kai Schwoerer/Getty Wellington, New Zealand — New Zealand on Tuesday passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying …

The surgery known as LASIK — Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis — is under the lens of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is causing controversy among eye experts.  The FDA released a 25-page draft guidance after receiving input from patients who felt they were not fully informed of the …

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition on Monday, according to an announcement by the school. One day earlier, the university said in a statement that Leach was taken by ambulance to a medical facility in Jackson due to “a personal health issue” that occurred at …

The U.S. is seeing a rise in COVID-19-related hospitalizations, and the older population accounts for a growing percentage of U.S. deaths. Hospitalizations for people infected with COVID-19 increased by more than 30% in two weeks, with much of that spike hitting older people and those with existing health problems, according …