New Flu Drug Approved, but cang You Get It?
Flu Cases on Upswing as New Medicine Arrives
For the week ending Dec. 29, 2018, 19 states and New York City reported high flu activity,...
Bones Are Growing Faster — How Could This Affect You?
Bones Are Growing Faster, Affecting Orthopedics
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 -- Scientists say children's skeletons are maturing sooner than they did early in the 20th...
Diet Soda Linked to Risk for Diabetic Blindness
Diet Soda Linked to Risk for Diabetic Blindness
Jan. 8, 2019 -- Drinking diet soda may raise the risk for a severe type of diabetic eye disease that can...
People With Cancer May Face Greater Shingles Risk.
People With Cancer May Face Greater Shingles Risk
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9, 2019 -- Newly diagnosed cancer patients may be at increased risk for the painful skin condition shingles, a new...
Thyroid Removal Can Trigger Risky Side Effects
Thyroid Removal Can Trigger Risky Side Effects
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid can trigger...
Update: Dozens of Blood Pressure Drugs Recalled
Valsartan, Losartan and Other BP Med Recalls 2018
Note: This story was updated Jan. 7, 2019, with an expansion of a previous losartan recall and...

















