Lyme Disease Is The Most Common Vector-Borne Disease In The U.S., Yet Its True Impact Remains Unknown
Recent studies by the CDC are beginning quantify the true burden of Lyme Disease in the U.S. The discrepancy between the ...
CDC's post-COVID reforms: What has changed and what remains
Can there ever be scientific certainty during a pandemic caused by a novel infectious disease? Ann C. Keller, associate ...
“Blessing and a curse”: Kratom helps many get off other drugs but carries its own risks
I was able to quit alcohol and I don’t do opiates anymore, but I do take quite a bit of kratom now and I am addicted to ...
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Disease known to hospitalize children is continuing to spread in Michigan
Michigan is seeing its highest number of pertussis infections in a decade. As of Dec. 8, the state health department reported ...
Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s adviser wants to ban. Here’s how the immunization works
The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every ...
Map Reveals Top 10 States for Lyme Disease
As cases of Lyme disease seem to have risen dramatically in some states, these are the places where residents are most at risk.
US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible help from weight loss medications
Brownstein and his team noted that women and adults aged 66 to 75 saw the largest decreases in obesity. People living in the ...
More Californians, many older and homeless, are freezing to death
Hypothermia from exposure to cold temperatures was the underlying or contributing cause of death for 166 Californians last year, more than double the number a decade ago.
What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health
A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the F.D.A. to withdraw approval of the current shot because it hasn’t ...