Health

• Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama

  26-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 30

  The holidays, a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to laugh -- or get into screaming arguments.

• Alabamian with double uterus has 2 babies delivered on consecutive days

  24-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 29

  A Dora, Alabama, woman with a double uterus gave birth to two girls on two separate days at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital this...

• Chatty robot ElliQ helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 21

  Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a...

• 1 still missing a week after St. Louis' largest nursing home closed abruptly

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 25

  One person is still missing a week after the abrupt closure of St. Louis' largest nursing home left roughly 170 residents scattered at new...

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• Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 19

  Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too...

• Flu, COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 21

  Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too...

• FDA says counterfeit Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized "thousands of units" of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight...

• Former NFL player Mike Williams died from rare dental-related sepsis, medical examiner says

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 32

  Former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, according to a medical examiner's report...

• New FDA rules for blood donations allow monogamous gay and bisexual men to participate

  22-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 22

  Over the last six years, blood center employee Dylan Smith was often asked how frequently he gave blood himself. His answer was always the same: As...

• Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds

  22-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 29

  Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an...

• Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot

  22-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 19

  Wisconsin's top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state's...

• China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 21

  China's prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for...