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December 16, 2023

Fungus linked to whiskey warehouse bedevils rural New York community: 'No one's listening to us'

A rural New York community is being overtaken by a sticky fungus that is believed to have come from a nearby whiskey facility, leaving some residents in the area concerned.

December 15, 2023

Legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale says he is cancer-free: 'Santa Claus came early'

Dick Vitale announced on X, formerly Twitter, that he is cancer-free. It was his third bout with the disease over the last three years.

December 15, 2023

What is ketamine, the drug that killed Matthew Perry on October 28?

Nearly 7 weeks after Matthew Perry’s death on October 28, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner released his cause of death as “acute effects of ketamine." Here are details.

December 15, 2023

Mexico's health department closes melon-packing plant linked to deadly salmonella outbreak

Mexico's Health Department temporarily closed a Sonora melon-packaging plant on Friday after it was implicated in a salmonella outbreak responsible for at least eight deaths.

December 15, 2023

Rangers' Max Scherzer undergoes surgery for herniated disk in back

Max Scherzer underwent surgery on a herniated disk in his back, knocking him out of the Texas Rangers' rotation until the summer, the team announced.

December 15, 2023

Brown seaweed consumption could help manage and prevent type 2 diabetes, study shows

A new study revealed that brown seaweed could be a promising strategy for blood glucose management. Dr. Joe Whittington comments on how this could prevent type 2 diabetes in patients.

December 15, 2023

Taylor Swift’s birth hospital gives ‘newborn era’ bracelets to parents who welcomed babies on December 13

Taylor Swift's birth hospital gave out friendship bracelets on Dec. 13 to families who welcomed babies — some reading "newborn era," "mom" and "fearless."

December 15, 2023

Oprah Winfrey says she uses weight loss drugs

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on the growing popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy and Oprah Winfrey revealing that she uses a weight loss drug.

December 15, 2023

Source of severe morning sickness found in new study, could enable relief during pregnancy

A subset of pregnant women have severe, potentially debilitating nausea and vomiting — and now a new study has pinpointed the source, which could lead to new treatments.

December 15, 2023

UN, human rights, media groups rely on Hamas death toll in 'systematic deception': expert

Figures coming out of Gaza now are only an “estimate," say international agencies but they still quote Hamas terrorist group's data as fact, which some critics say is problematic.