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Steven Reinberg FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week.So far, three cases of infection…

Cara Murez WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Providing sick leave to restaurant workers could help prevent the spread of foodborne illness because ill workers are key drivers of…

Stephen Bevan, the head of HR research development at the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), recently revealed his terminal cancer diagnosis. Here, with Barbara Wilson of Working With Cancer, he outlines four action areas for…

A UBC Okanagan researcher is cautioning that a person's poor eating habits established during post-secondary studies can contribute to future health issues including obesity, respiratory illnesses and depression. Dr. Joan Bottorff, a…

Actor Sarath Babu | Photo Credit: R Shivaji Rao Veteran actor Sarath Babu breathed his last on Monday afternoon at a city hospital in Hyderabad. The 71-year-old was suffering from kidney and liver-related issues leading to many…

More than 26,000 adults with severe mental illness die prematurely each year from preventable physical illnesses, according to a royal college. The Royal College of Psychiatrists crunched the latest data from the Office for Health…

Earlier this week, I sat down with my doctor. I have an autoimmune disorder that is flaring up again, despite a regime of strong medications. The specialist talked me through my test results, and we made a plan about what to try next. She…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office said Thursday that she is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a complication from the shingles…

In the months after giving birth to my son in March 2019, my Fitbit started recording some unusual heart rate readings. Pregnancy causes the resting heart rate to rise about 20 beats per minute, then the rate falls back to its usual levels…

TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People with severe mental illness (SMI) have lower participation in cancer screening, according to a study published online May 4 in the British Journal of Cancer.Robert Stephen Kerrison, Ph.D.,…