Texas Physician: Vaccinating Your Child ‘An Act of Love’
July 30, 2025 As Measles Outbreak Continues, Doctors Urge Back-to-School Shots As Texas continues to manage one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades, Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians encourage parents to update their children’s vaccinations before going back to school. Most of the 762 Texans affected by the measles outbreak – more than 94% – were […]
Uplifting Arizona WATCH: Arizona heart hospital saves Show Low man from often-deadly condition abc15.com staff
PHOENIX — A Show Low man is thanking the doctors at a Valley hospital for saving his life after he suffered a condition that is often deadly. Back in March, 67-year-old Raymond Dankert went to an ER in Show Low with excruciating lower back pain. Dankert was diagnosed with a ruptured aortic aneurysm, which hospital […]
National News Trump has leg swelling checked, diagnosed with common condition in older adults Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday read a doctor’s letter about President Donald Trump that she said was intended to dispel health concerns about the swelling in his ankles and a makeup-covered hand. Leavitt said Trump noticed “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was evaluated by the White House […]
Three Medical Facilities, Three Different Prices For a Typhoid Shot
After receiving a typhoid shot at his primary care doctor’s office, Jeff Blatt was caught off guard when his insurance didn’t cover it, and he was left with a bill double what other facilities charge. Blatt got the shot at Scarsdale Medical Group in Westchester, New York, back in February to prepare for a vacation […]
Nurses Still the Most Trusted Profession, Doctors Fall to Fifth
Nurses remained the most trusted profession in the U.S., while medical doctors dropped to the fifth spot, according to Gallup’s 2023 Honesty and Ethics poll. Out of 23 professions, 78% of surveyed adults rated nurses as having “very high or high” honesty and ethical standards, while 56% said the same for medical doctors. But the […]
CDC: Consider Testing Blood for ‘Forever Chemicals’
Doctors may consider blood testing for the endocrine-disrupting chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to assess community-wide exposure, the CDC recommended in new guidance this week. In a new resource center detailing PFAS information, the CDC said clinicians can order blood testing to measure PFAS levels for patients on an individual basis through Clinical Laboratory […]
Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals
Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This is bad,” the 66-year-old Durant, Oklahoma, resident remembered his urologist saying. Winters braced for the fight of his life. Little did he anticipate, however, that he wouldn’t be waging war only against cancer. He also […]
What’s The Deal With That Cough Everyone Seems To Have Right Now?
Brothers91 via Getty Images If you’ve had a cough you just can’t seem to shake, doctors suspect a certain virus may be causing it. ’Tis the season of respiratory illnesses. As we spend more time indoors and gather with friends and family to celebrate the holidays, cases of flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) […]
Family Of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company Accused Of Profiting From Her Cells
BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system. Tissue taken […]
6 Myths About ADHD Medication We Need To Stop Believing
Giving your child any new medication can be nerve-wracking, but when doctors refer to it as a stimulant and it’s classified as a controlled substance, it’s particularly understandable to feel uneasy. Further compounding these fears is the general stigma around mental health conditions and the belief that if a problem is “in your head,” then […]