The U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, even as he warned of a dangerous next few weeks as the coronavirus surges. The slow pace is frustrating health officials and a desperate public alike, with only about a third of […]
The city of San Francisco wants to test a novel approach to get at the decades-long, pernicious problem of Black and brown women dying at far higher rates than whites in pregnancy and childbirth: Give them money. On Monday, Mayor London Breed announced the launch of the Abundant Birth Project, a pilot program that would give about […]
If things are feeling pretty bleak these days, we get it. But there has been some actually, for-real good health news! Here a few positive stories that you may have missed. 1. Africa is officially declared free of wild polio. This week, the independent Africa Regional Certification Commission deemed Africa free of wild polio, the […]
If you’re planning to have sex with someone who has a prostate—or you have one yourself—you might be curious about how to massage a prostate (and what it can do for your sex life). It might seem intimidating at first, but we assure you there’s a major appeal. You see, the prostate gland, also referred […]
The phrase “medical tourism” might make you think of getting dental surgery in Mexico or plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic, where the procedures are cheaper than at home. Traveling abroad to give birth? Probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But that’s exactly what I did. Three years ago, armed with a […]
President Donald Trump hasn’t given the rally scheduled for Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a special name, but, thankfully, Twitter users have stepped in to fill the void. As of Friday, the hashtag #coronapalooza was a trending term. It’s quite appropriate, since many medical experts fear the rally could cause a spike in COVID-19 cases. The […]
It’s one of the most stubborn exercise myths out there – that doing thousands of sit-ups is the way to get a six-pack. In truth, six-packs are made in the kitchen, not the gym, and smashing out countless sit-ups is more likely to result in a sore lower back than a six-pack. We spoke to […]
The Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday a coronavirus test touted by the White House may provide false results. The agency said the Abbott ID NOW point-of-care test, which was given emergency authorization by the FDA in March, may return false negatives in some cases where patients actually have the coronavirus. The FDA said it […]
Isabella Carapella for HuffPostPregnancy and labor have changed in many ways because of COVID-19. In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has completely altered daily life for millions of Americans. But perhaps nowhere have the changes been as sweeping — or as consequential — as in childbirth, a routine miracle that has been fundamentally […]
President Donald Trump said without evidence on Sunday that his political opponents would rather see coronavirus patients not improve to avoid giving him credit for touting an unproven anti-malarial drug as a treatment option. Trump participated in a virtual town hall hosted by Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum at the Lincoln Memorial in […]
Naz Ali inadvertently made someone cry this week. The owner of Fredericton restaurant Caribbean Flavas had offered a front-line worker a sandwich. “We haven’t eaten anything all morning,” they told him, sobbing. “We’ve been working non-stop.” Tears flowed again when he dropped off lunch for an international student. As an immigrant, he could relate to […]
Thanasis Zovoilis via Getty ImagesIn response to COVID-19, some New York City hospitals have barred support partners from postpartum units and recovery rooms. In late March, Elaine, 32, arrived at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Hospital deep in the throes of labor with her first baby, and was told that her husband would not be allowed in with […]
WASHINGTON ― In the end, tribes got about $ 10 billion in the emergency $ 2 trillion stimulus bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last Friday. But if the White House had its way, tribes wouldn’t have gotten a penny in direct relief, according to three Senate Democratic aides familiar with negotiations on […]
HONG KONG (AP) — Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners. That’s the conclusion of Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department after a dog in quarantine tested weakly positive for the […]
Three years ago, Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir was given the devastating news he had motor neurone disease. Doddie’s doctor told him he would be in a wheelchair within a year. Half of sufferers can expect to live for about 18 months. But the former Scotland and Lions star never left the rugby field without […]