Health

A scam targeting those on Medicare offers a “free” genetic testing kit that screens for a predisposition to heart disease or cancer, the BBB warned.

A Novavax large-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico found that its COVID-19 vaccine was about 90% effective overall and protected against variants.

Houston Methodist Hospital system has suspended 178 staff members without pay, and if they don’t get vaccinated for COVID-19 by June 21st, they’ll be fired.  So far, 117 of the employees have sued to overturn the new COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Sunday pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nation.

New York's 7-day positivity rate has been on the decline for over two months straight, while its vaccination rate now stands at 69.5%.

Researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) say they have discovered that brain cells actually compete to either suppress or promote traumatic memories.

Regulators took the first step last week by approving the use of the country’s Sinovac vaccine for children aged 3 to 17, and on Friday announced the same for the Sinopharm vaccine. No date has been set for the shots to start.

Suicide attempts among adolescents increased 31% amid the COVID-19 pandemic and over 50% of that was among females, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Starbucks confirmed the low supply of some of its products as businesses open back up, causing demand for food and goods to increase.

Researchers studying brain activity at the NIH found that rest during an activity may strengthen a person’s ability to do the skill.

On Friday for the first time, Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced one of last week's winners by first and last name: 17-year-old Nancy Gutirrez of Vista.

Police officers let Michael sit in the driver's seat of their squad car and even taught him how to flip the switch to trigger the siren.

A Fullerton father is warning other expecting parents to take COVID-19 seriously after his wife was hospitalized with a severe case of the virus while she was pregnant, causing them to deliver the baby by C-Section at just 29 weeks.

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has set the last day for the moratorium on electric, water and sewer service disconnections for customers with unpaid utility bills.

Two vaccinated California residents who won $50,000 in a state lottery never came forward and therefore, forfeited a $50,000 prize, state health officials said, prompting them to seek a new pair of winners.

The U.S. is confronted with an ever-growing surplus of COVID-19 vaccines, looming expiration dates and stubbornly lagging demand at a time when the developing world is clamoring for doses to stem a rise in infections.