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Visitors enter Montana mines filled with radon as a therapy for their ills

Covid-19 has prompted more people to pay to expose themselves to low-dose radiation, but experts advise against it.

My hope vs. myalgic encephalomyelitis, a chronic neuroimmuno illness

I’ve managed the past 30 years without my health, but it seems impossible that I would have lasted this long without my optimism for better therapy — or even a cure.

The Big Number: Drowning among children drops to about 371 annually, CDC says

Boys were more than twice as likely as girls to have drowned, and drownings were more common among those living in rural areas than among urban dwellers, report says.

Masks, comfortable clothes likely to linger after pandemic, Post-Schar School polling finds

Survey also shows that many Americans expect to spend more time outdoors post-pandemic

Baby girl with covid-19 airlifted 150 miles amid hospital bed shortage in Houston

The case is a dramatic example of the steps emergency workers say they have been forced to take as infections and hospitalizations spike in Texas.

For couples, sleeping apart actually could have health benefits

If you or your partner have sleeping habits or problems that can interfere with slumbering, experts say both of you might get a better nights rest by trying separate beds or rooms.

Study connects liver disease risks to rescue workers who helped at 9/11 attack in N.Y.

The researchers found that the sooner a responder arrived at the World Trade Center, the more likely they were to show signs of hepatic steatosis.

Coronavirus booster shots for the immunocompromised expected to be authorized soon

The Biden administration accelerates efforts to shield some of the most vulnerable Americans from the highly contagious delta variant.

DeSantis criticizes masks, restrictions as coronavirus roars to record levels in Florida

Florida accounts for a fifth of all new U.S. coronavirus infections and current hospitalizations. It also illustrates a new dynamic in the pandemic now that vaccines are widely available: Some Republican leaders have decided new surges are tolerable an…

Amid covid surge, hospitals suffer from worker burnout, forcing some to walk off, officials say

Pandemic burnout is worsening nation-wide health worker shortages. Arkansas hospital workers are leaving during their shifts as the state grapples with virus surge.