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Yet another heat wave is “baking” the U.S. and is expected to last all week. And this is just the…

The FDA has now authorized several COVID-19 vaccines. Both of the first two authorized vaccines rely on an immunity-building strategy…

[Editor’s note January 2023: Evusheld is no longer authorized for COVID prevention, since it does not appear to be effective…

When the pandemic first broke out in 2020, every COVID-19 treatment was experimental. Researchers tested existing drugs, like the antiparasitic…

Updated Jan 5, 2023 with new details on Paxlovid side effects. Two recently authorized antiviral drugs designed to protect against…

Wegovy (semaglutide), a popular diabetes drug, has gotten a lot more popular over the last 18 months. In June 2021,…

Dr. Steven-Huy Han, a UCLA liver specialist, has prescribed Ocaliva to a handful of patients, although he’s not sure it…

A friend asked me the following question:  “I believe I have tinnitus. I believe it might be linked to long…

If you’re lucky enough to live to 80, you’ll take up to a billion breaths in the course of your…

Sophie Saint Thomas has been riding out hurricanes in the U.S. Virgin Islands since she was a baby. She swears…