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Michael Minasi/KUT NewsVaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and state lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so. -
Michael HagertyFor the first time in over a half century, more people in the United States are dying at home than in hospitals – a remarkable turnabout in Americans’…
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So much of the thinking in medicine has changed over the past 150 years. But there is one number that has remained constant – 98.6 degrees.That number has… -
Few news stories this year have gotten as much coverage as the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.According to public reports, more than 80,000 have been…
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Good news: A recent analysis of cholesterol levels in children and teens showed improvement. The bad news? Only half of kids had readings considered…
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Whether its NFL players wearing pink cleats in October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month or men going the month of November without shaving to…
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Genetic tests sold directly to consumers have been growing in popularity. And I’m not just referring to the tests that show your ethnic ancestry, but also…
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A common myth about aging is that older adults are burdened by illness and feel lousy much of the time. In fact, the opposite is usually true. Most…
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We hear plenty about healthcare. But what about self-care? Even if you have heard of self-care do you really know what it means? In short, self-care is…
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Since 2010, there have been an estimated 9.3 to 49 million cases of the flu each year in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control…
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The so-called placebo effect has long triggered interest in the medical community. A placebo is a substance or therapy that has no medical benefit but the…
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Many women – and couples for that matter – have experienced the heartache that comes with difficulty getting pregnant. An inability to become pregnant may…