A 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy died Wednesday after collapsing while doing basketball warm-ups at his middle school. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the pre-teen as Jayson Kidd.…
Chemicals used in plastics called phthalates have reportedly been detected in fast-food items, according to researchers. In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Exposure Science &…
Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for Americans to make basic decisions, according to a survey. According to an American Psychological Association survey of…
Peanut allergies are one of the most common causes of severe allergy attacks and the most common food allergy in children under age 18. With children once again…
Waiting list registrations and liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers. In a recent study from the University of…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updated COVID-19 guidelines this week that some immunocompromised people may need a fourth dose of the vaccine.…
Infectious mononucleosis – also known as “mono” or “the kissing disease” – in childhood or adolescence is associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as…
Memory loss and “brain fog” may be long-term side effects of COVID-19, according to researchers. In a recent study published last week in the journal JAMA Network Open,…
Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its rival Pfizer…
A once-rare flesh-eating sexually transmitted disease that causes “beefy red” ulcers is spreading across the UK, according to a report Friday. Cases of donovanosis — which causes thick…