Month: April 2019

Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel, professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, argued Tuesday the “Medicare-for-all” proposal  would be “closer to Medicaid” than Medicare. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

A cannabis investor is giving Harvard and MIT, his alma maters, $9 million to study the health effects of marijuana. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Elderly people with a poor sense of smell have a higher likelihood of dying in the 10 years after testing than those whose sniffers stay sharp. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

A California mother whose 5-month-old son contracted the measles virus posted heartbreaking photos of her infant suffering from a head-to-toe rash in an effort to urge others to get their children vaccinated. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Two clients at a New Mexico spa that offered “vampire facials” were diagnosed with HIV after receiving treatments, prompting health officials to urge more former patients of the now-shuttered business to get tested for the virus. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

An Ohio man who was visiting family in Florida on spring break when he suddenly felt ill is miraculously on the road to recovery with all limbs intact after doctors diagnosed him with a flesh-eating bacteria infection in his foot. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

A Texas mother is warning about the dangers of everyday household objects after her toddler required emergency surgery to remove a watch battery from her esophagus.  This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

The U.S. is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in a quarter-century with no end in sight. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

A drone delivered a kidney to be transplanted for the first time ever, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Anti-vaxxers circulating memes from an old episode of the “Brady Bunch” in which all of the kids come down with the measles has drawn the ire of one of the show’s former stars – who said the virus is no laughing matter. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.