Dr. David Rottinghaus had the unenviable task of serving as chief medical officer at Butler Health System during the first pandemic of the digital age. Five years later, ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small cani...
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
Measles is c...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pulmonary embolisms are seen more frequently, according to the director of the Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital, where t...
NEW YORK — It took five years for Crystal Burke to put a name to the symptoms that haunted her.
Heart palpitations. Insomnia so severe she slept only two to four hours a...
Doctors recently performed a heart and kidney transplant without the use of blood products for the first time at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
The patient is...
Measles is not often seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.
L...
NEW YORK — A tube of lip balm may seem like the perfect antidote to dry, cracked lips.
But do these over-the-counter products soothe flaking or can they make it worse?
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WASHINGTON — This year’s harsh flu season — the most intense in 15 years — has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-...
