Category: Health

Meet our 2022 Top Doctors, Rising Stars
Meet our 2022 Top Doctors, Rising Stars | HealthPartners Blog Staying healthy is key to living your best life, and that’s why having the best…

Experts Endorse Moderna COVID-19 Shots For Kids Ages 6 To 17
NEW YORK — An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday. Advisers to the U.S. Centers for…

How Abortion Pills and Medical Abortions Work
Abortion access in the U.S. is quickly shrinking. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade, experts predict that people will increasingly…

CDC Eyes Monkeypox Vaccine for Kids as Outbreak Spreads
U.S. health officials are looking to expand use of the monkeypox vaccine for children as the outbreak continues to spread across the U.S. and in…

Polio’s Arrival in the London Sewer System Is Worrying Experts
The U.K.’s most recent case of polio occurred in 1984, and the disease was declared formally eradicated there in 2004. But the country is on…

Managing Severe Asthma: What to Know About Latest Advances
Graphs and charts don’t always tell the whole story. Numbers can be deceiving. But anyone who looks at U.S. trends in asthma mortality can see,…

How to Use At-Home COVID-19 Tests, According to Experts
Carlos del Rio does not mess around when it comes to the health of his 87-year-old mother. Even when he doesn’t feel sick, a day…

FDA: Once Dominant E-Cig Brand Juul Must Exit U.S. Market
Juul Labs, the popular e-cigarette company once known for its fruity flavors and blamed by federal regulators and public-health groups for sparking a youth vaping…

What to Know About Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat COVID-19
COVID-19 is once again surging throughout the U.S., but deaths from the disease don’t seem to be following suit. That’s partly because many people have…

1 in 5 U.S. Adults Who Got COVID-19 Now Have Long COVID
About 7.5% of U.S. adults—roughly 20 million people—are currently living with Long COVID symptoms, according to new federal data from the National Center for Health…