juststock/iStock (NEW YORK) — This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease — the first in nearly 20 years. But the decision was not without controversy, with doctors split on how

sshepard/iStock (ATLANTA) — The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are safe for teens and young adults despite 323 confirmed cases of heart inflammation out of the more than 26 million young people who have received the shots, the

PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — There may have been nearly 17 million undiagnosed COVID-19 cases in the United States in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new National Institutes of Health study. The study suggests

Hoptocopter/iStock (SPRINGFIELD, Mo.) — Health care workers in southwest Missouri are sounding the alarm over a wave of young, unvaccinated COVID-19 patients who are now filling hospital beds. Leanne Handle, an assistant nurse manager of a medical

CHUYN/iStock (NEW YORK) — As Americans head back to beaches and pools this summer, there is a new warning for families: Swim at their own risk. Some parts of the country are experiencing a lifeguard shortage. Tom

Ridofranz/iStock (NEW YORK) — Although national coronavirus metrics have been declining rapidly, infections in areas with low vaccination rates persist — a particularly worrisome trend, experts say, as new, and more transmissible variants emerge. Health experts have

Courtesy of Dustin Young (CARSON, Calif.) — One California resident wants to make childbirth a safer process for moms while bringing men into the fold as well. Dustin Young, 37, from Carson, California, became a certified doula

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Ashley Graham recently used her massive social media following to spread a body-positive message just in time for summer. The supermodel took to Instagram, writing, “Believe me when i say your body