Health

Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The antiparasitic drug ivermectin did not reduce the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a large study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. Ivermectin was popularized as an alternative COVID-19 treatment despite a lack of strong evidence it helps. The recent study […]

d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline prepares to launch its new three-digit number in July, mental health experts worry about workforce capacity issues hindering the ability to provide 24/7 crisis care. The federal government has allocated a significant amount of funding to assist in the implementation of the new Lifeline […]

Rich Fury/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bruce Willis’ family has announced the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia and is “stepping away” from his career due to the diagnosis. The 67-year-old actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis; his ex-wife, Demi Moore; and his daughters shared a photo of him on Instagram on Wednesday with a lengthy […]

Marti Hines, far left, poses with Selma Blair, center, and a friend in this undated photo. (Courtesy Marti Hines) (NEW YORK) — When Marti Hines woke up one morning four years ago while on vacation and was unable to move the left side of her body, she said it did not even cross her mind […]

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, disease surveillance efforts that rely on testing and variant sequencing have been critical tools in the global efforts to fight the virus. Without these tools, experts said, the spread of COVID-19 could have been exponentially greater, potentially resulting in many more deaths. […]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A second round of booster shots was authorized for everyone over the age of 50 by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, kicking off the regulatory process for shots to likely be available in pharmacies sometime this week. Everyone 12 and older is already eligible for a booster shot […]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another COVID-19 vaccine booster shot may be on the horizon for Americans, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to greenlight a fourth dose for those aged 50 and older as soon as Tuesday. It comes after Pfizer-BioNTech requested the FDA authorize a fourth dose for Americans […]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock that rocked the 2022 Oscars Sunday night is also putting a spotlight on alopecia, the autoimmune condition that affects Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and millions of other people. Pinkett Smith, 50, first announced her experience with alopecia, or […]

JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago. Americans were already deeply divided about a multitude of issues, with differing opinions concerning healthcare, immigration, voting rights, gun reform and climate change, often leaving little room […]

Courtesy of Sparkle Jurnakins (INDIANAPOLIS) — For the first time in his life, 15-month-old Kendall Jurnakins is home. The baby boy spent the first year of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit at Ascension St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis before being cleared for discharge on March 16. Hospital staff gave the boy […]