As dengue fever rises in US, understand symptoms, transmission
Mosquitoes are infecting people across the Americas with dengue at historic levels and U.S. travelers are bringing the potentially life-threatening…
Lupus cause, potential cure identified in new study
The cause of lupus has long escaped doctors trying to treat the autoimmune disease. However, a study published this week…
Current guidelines on vaccines, symptoms, isolation period
The California Department of Public Health reports a summer surge of COVID-19 infection in the state. Week over week results…
New COVID variants keep popping up. What are symptoms?
What’s to blame for that run-down feeling of muscle soreness and congestion? While you may want to rule out COVID-19,…
Symptoms, spread, infections, latest data from CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking the new COVID variant KP.3 as data shows its…
New COVID variant KP.3 is on the rise: Here’s what to know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that a new COVID variant, the KP.3 variant, is rising to…
People face higher risk of kidney stones during summer months
Warm weather brings days at the beach, sunscreen and … kidney stones? Researchers say people who don’t stay properly hydrated…
Youth caregivers are on the rise, but recognition and support aren’t.
As soon as 12-year-old Aleisha Thompson wakes up, she gets her mom’s medication ready. Then she gets ready for school.…
Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon
When COVID-19 vaccines entered the commercial market last fall, the federal government introduced a program to make shots accessible to…
New Mexico spa’s ‘vampire facials’ likely gave 3 women HIV: CDC
A defunct New Mexico spa previously under investigation for potentially exposing clients to HIV through “vampire facials” has been linked…