Health

krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Aides to President Joe Biden remain divided on a plan to ban menthol cigarette sales, according to several people familiar with the matter who say concerns of voter backlash in the election and pressure from civil rights groups are stalling the measure. The fate of the proposal has been […]

Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Drinking more water every day is a healthy habit, but a new study has raised concerns about the container you should sip from. Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers University published the study Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which reveals an average of 240,000 […]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Although rates of strokes in the adult population have generally decreased over the last several decades, the racial inequity gap persists, according to a new study in Neurology, which found that Black adults are still more likely to have strokes compared to white adults, and at younger ages. Researchers analyzed data […]

AED are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly. CREDIT: Boy_Anupong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low despite legislative efforts to improve access to these life-saving […]

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than three years into the pandemic, hundreds of Americans are still dying from COVID-19 every week. For the week ending Dec. 9, the last week of complete data, there were 1,614 deaths from COVID, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The […]

Martin Hospach/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “Superfood” has become a bit of a culinary buzzword, most often used by brands or influencers to sell more products with possibly empty promises. However, there’s a small and mighty contender packed with nutrients that could power an array of potential health benefits and make a great addition to […]

lacaosa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The ketogenic diet, described as “Atkins on steroids” for its focus on foods high in fat and low in carbohydrates, is an increasingly popular diet. If you’re looking to start the trendy diet in the New Year, here is what you need to know: What is the ketogenic diet? The […]

ABC News Performing medicine can be difficult in any setting but perhaps no more challenging than during a humanitarian crisis. Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are often performing under extreme duress with a limited number of tools compared to working in a traditional hospital setting. There have been medical advances over the centuries when […]

MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, 15 states plus New York City are experiencing “high” or “very high” levels of respiratory illness activity, defined as people going […]

Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — For nearly a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing following weeks of decline and relatively low levels throughout the summer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Nov. 25, there were 19,444 weekly hospitalizations due to the virus compared to 15,006 four […]