Healthy Living

Foods that may help calm seasonal allergies, according to health experts

Seasonal allergies can put a damper on your favorite times of the year, but experts say certain foods and herbs might help combat uncomfortable side effects to the new season.

New York cat Julie, rescued from hoarders, needs a new and healthier home

Julie is a 4-year-old black and white kitty with a pair of beautiful green eyes. She is up for adoption in New York after being rescued from a hoarding situation.

COVID public health emergency is over: Here's what it means for you

The government officially ended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11. Now that the public health emergency is officially over, how will things change?

Are you a mosquito magnet? It might be for one unpleasant reason

A new study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore published in the journal Cell Biology has found that mosquitoes are attracted to those with body odor. Here's what to know.

RSV vaccine for pregnant women inches closer to approval with FDA committee recommendation

The FDA voted to recommend approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for pregnant women, bringing it one step closer to becoming the first maternal immunization to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus.

New FDA blood donation guidelines ease restrictions for gay and bisexual men

With new guidelines released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, blood donor eligibility will now be based on individuals’ responses to screening questions rather than group-wide restrictions.

Texas Children's Hospital vowed transgender interventions would end. Here's what they did instead

Texas Children's Hospital executives declared last spring that they would no longer perform transgender medical procedures on kids. But whistleblower documents tell a different story.

Ringworm resistant to common antifungals for first time in US: What to know about the skin infection

Two cases of a common fungal infection known as tinea, or ringworm, failed to respond to standard treatment due to a recently emerged fungus in the United States, according to the CDC.

Iowa woman, 27, has 99% chance of developing dementia: ‘I needed to know’

Alyssa Nash, from Iowa, was just 20 years old when she found out she is a carrier for a gene mutation that can cause FTD (frontotemporal dementia), an early-onset neurodegenerative disease.

What SPF should your sunscreen have? Find out how it may help premature aging and skin cancer

While fun in the sun may be top of mind this summer, make sure to put on your sunscreen and safe clothing to avoid skin cancer and other risks from sunburn.