What to do if you hit your head
Knowing in advance what actions to take can help keep you safe.
At last, medical guidelines address care for adults with Down syndrome
Until recently, there were no guidelines for treating the special medical needs of adults with Down syndrome.
Why optimists live longer than the rest of us
Regularly envisioning yourself as having the best possible outcomes, and taking realistic steps toward achieving them, may help develop an optimistic mind-set.
Texas Supreme Court blocks order that allowed abortions to resume
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has said he is committed to making the state “fully pro-life.”
With therapists in short supply, group counseling offers alternative
If group-based mental health seems like a good fit, try a few sessions. Pay attention to how the interactions between the therapist and the other group members feel.
Debunking myths about vasectomies as their popularity increases post-Roe
Physicians spoke to The Washington Post about vasectomies as people rush to schedule them after last week's Supreme Court decision overturned Roe v. Wade.
Nursing home that diverted vaccines to rich donors pays $1.75 million
“Of course go after the billionaires first,” the CEO of the high-end Florida facility told fundraisers while covid shots were still scarce.
State parks want to attract more visitors of color
The racial gap in park visitation is long-standing: Officials estimate that about 3 in 4 visitors to America’s state and national parks are White.
Supreme Court lets vaccine mandate stand, tosses rulings on guns, abortion
The court’s orders came on the final day of its term, as the justices announced what additional cases they will review when the court reconvenes in the fall.
Tens of thousands of monkeypox vaccines rushed to clinics
White House pushes new strategy as cases climb.
Omicron-based coronavirus booster shots will roll out this fall
The FDA announced that the fall shots would include a component from BA.4 and BA.5, the omicron subvariants gaining ground in the United States.
Tiger dies after contracting coronavirus at Ohio zoo
Jupiter, a 14-year-old Amur tiger, died after developing pneumonia caused by covid-19, officials with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said.
Miss. lawmaker says 12-year-old incest victims should carry pregnancies to term
"I believe life begins at conception,” Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn (R) said.
Some doctors don’t like some patients
Health-care professionals don’t like to admit that dealing with “hateful patients” leaves them feeling frustrated, resentful, defeated or inadequate.
E.U. proposes ban on flavored heated tobacco products as sales rise
The proposal, which does not address e-cigarettes that heat liquid rather than tobacco, is part of a wider plan to tackle cancer rates in the E.U.
Men rush to get vasectomies after Roe ruling
The push for vasectomies comes as some physicians and patients are facing confusion and fear in a post-Roe world.
Texas AG says he’d defend sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits ruling
Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested he would be comfortable supporting a law outlawing intimate same-sex relationships.
Elmo gets coronavirus shot, sparks another Muppet feud with Ted Cruz
This isn’t the first time Texas Republican Cruz has tangled with a high-profile Sesame Street Muppet over vaccines.
Coronavirus vaccines should be updated for fall, FDA advisers say
The panel recommended that coronavirus shots be updated to more closely reflect the circulating virus.