health care

Sexually transmitted infections climb on Long Island

Debi Johnson

Sexually transmitted infections are spreading on Long Island, according to the state Department of Health. In 2022, the last year for ...

I’m a dentist — here’s the truth about rinsing after brushing your teeth

Debi Johnson

Health Care By Samantha Ibrahim Published April 13, 2024, 4:07 p.m. ET But if washing out the minty aftertaste of ...

After measles case confirmed in Nassau, here are ways to protect your family

Debi Johnson

Health officials last week reported a case of measles in an unvaccinated child from Nassau County who is under the ...

Cohen Children’s Medical Center visitors may have been exposed to measles

Debi Johnson

The Nassau County Department of Health is alerting the public of the possibility of exposure to measles at Cohen Children’s Medical Center ...

Study: Maternal mortality rates may be overestimated, but there are still too many deaths

Debi Johnson

An apparent spike in maternal mortality rates in the US has been raising alarm in the last few years. According ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger has some good tips about reducing Alzheimer’s risk

Debi Johnson

Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias are a rising public health disaster. The crippling brain diseases have already struck down nearly ...

Chadwick Boseman’s wife Simone Leward Boseman speaks about colorectal cancer – NBC Boston

Debi Johnson

Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of Chadwick Boseman who cared for him during his four-year battle with colorectal cancer, visited Dana-Farber ...

Alabama Attorney General’s Office: No plans to prosecute IVF families, providers

Gregory Daniels

The Alabama Attorney General’s office said in a statement Friday that they are not planning to prosecute families or providers ...

Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘Wild West’ for doctors and patients

Debi Johnson

In late 2022, Sarah Gutilla’s treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively contemplating suicide. Raised in foster care, ...

Jimmy Carter marks one year in hospice care

Gregory Daniels

Jimmy Carter 1 year since hospice care It’s been one full year since former President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice ...