The woman at the center of an ongoing civil case in Washington state — who is infected with tuberculosis and has repeatedly refused both isolation and treatment — failed to appear in court again on May 19, according to Pierce County Superior Court docu…
After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans across the U.S. arrived at their remote City Hall.
Droughts and overpumping of aquifers are leading to increased levels of heavy metal in domestic wells, KFF Health News reported May 22.
The World Health Organization is doubling-down on pathogen surveillance with the launch of a global network created to understand more about how infectious emerging diseases are and how they spread.
An additional death linked to contaminated eye drops was reported by the CDC May 15, bringing the total to four associated deaths and 81 patient cases across 18 U.S. states.
The CDC is warning clinicians and health officials of a potential mpox resurgence this spring and summer.
A woman in Washington state who became infected with Tuberculosis in January and repeatedly refused treatment for the highly-contagious disease is still at large, but set to appear for a court hearing May 19, according to NBC News.
Dealing with a stubborn or resistant older parent can be a difficult problem for adult children. Family caregivers and professionals have some hard-won lessons on how to manage these evolving relationships.
The debate about whether employees should be required to return to the workplace has generally focused on commuting, convenience, and child care. A fourth C, caregiving, has rarely been mentioned.
The next updates to COVID-19 vaccine formulas should primarily target XBB variants, the World Health Organization announced May 18.
