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After All These Years, You’re Washing Your Hands The Wrong Way

If you’re like 95% of Americans, you’ve been doing it wrong. According to Michigan State University, only 5% of people actually wash their hands correctly. During cold and flu season this is nothing to make light of. Before you have to take sick days o…

CDC: 1,800 Deaths Already From Influenza, How Does The Flu Kill?

Here are two ways the flu virus most commonly leads to deaths.

FDA Approves Ebola Vaccine For USe And Distribution In United States

Although Ebola is rare in the U. S., the vaccine’s approval will help in world-wide efforts to prevent future Ebola outbreaks and deaths.

How AI Can Help Astronauts Stay Healthy In Space

Scientists at the AI Precision Health Institute (AI-PHI) at the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center are developing AI powered technology that astronauts can use to monitor their health in space.

Vaping-Associated Lung Injuries: Here Is The Latest On Vitamin E From CDC

Does all of this mean that vitamin E is a cause of e-cigarette or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI)?

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Import Drugs From Canada

“Today’s announcement outlines two pathways for the safe importation of certain prescription drugs to help provide safe, effective, more affordable drugs to American patients,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, in the FDA press releas…

Medical Device Tax Is History After Trump Signs Repeal

The medical device industry hailed President Trump’s signing into law bipartisan legislation that brings in an end to the medical device tax.

Staying Safe Through The Winter – Carbon Monoxide, The Silent Killer

Each year, about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms and more than 400 die in the US due to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, not related to fires. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.

What Is A Police Therapy Dog Supposed To Do? Not Steal Toys

Members of the Franklin Police Department in Massachusetts caught their therapy dog, a Golden Retriever named Ben Franklin, red-pawed.

Hard Boiled Eggs: What May Be Behind This Deadly Listeria Outbreak

The CDC has announced yet another Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.