Health

Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Recently, a review from the Cochrane Library set off a firestorm after headlines declared research published by the respected organization’s study found masks don’t work and don’t stop community transmission of respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Over a two-month period, some commentators and politicians took to op-ed pieces and […]

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — An Illinois man has been indicted for allegedly cheating the U.S. government out of millions of dollars for his pop-up COVID testing company and allegedly lied about test results. Zishan Alvi, 44, was the co-owner of Laboratory Elite, headquartered in Chicago, which purported to offer two types of COVID-19 […]

Natalia Gdovskaia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following a diet rich in plant-based foods and seafood can help lower the risk of getting dementia, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal BMC Medicine, found that people who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had as much as a 23% reduced risk for dementia […]

Mensent Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stratford Care USA, Inc has recalled 62 brands of Omega-3 supplements for cats and dogs over concern for “potentially elevated levels of Vitamin A,” according to a release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published Friday. While Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for both cats and dogs, ingesting […]

Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, sought to delay publicly divulging details about a major hearing on abortion rights set for Wednesday, telling lawyers involved in the case that he preferred to keep it quiet to minimize disruptive protests and harassment, according to a transcript […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed its first-ever rule to reduce the prevalence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water Tuesday, taking the first step to require cities to test for the so-called “forever chemicals.” “Today, I am thrilled to announce that EPA is taking yet another bold step to protect […]

Courtesy of Sean Tran of Elk Ridge Village Senior Living (NEW YORK) — At 102 years old, Jean Bailey is not slowing down. Bailey, an independent living resident at Elk Ridge Village, a senior living community in Omaha, Nebraska, has been leading fitness sessions for her neighbors since the COVID-19 pandemic first started in 2020. […]

Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently sent a letter to Florida’s surgeon general debunking his claims about COVID-19 vaccines. Last month, Dr. Joseph Ladapo had written his own letter to the federal health agencies, saying he was concerned about adverse effects […]

Stephanie Nantel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study has found that, amid record low infant mortality rates in 2020, rates of sudden infant death syndrome, known as SIDS, increased for the first time in five years, and there was a sharp increase in the rate of sudden unexpected infant deaths, or SUID, among Black […]

Bryson Crenshaw, 4, is photographed with his family in December 2022. — Courtesy of Crenshaw Family (INDIANAPOLIS) — An Indiana family is speaking out to raise awareness after their 4-year-son developed a rare infection that led to the amputation of his right leg. The boy’s parents, Megan and Ben Crenshaw, said they thought their youngest […]