Health

Microgen Images/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF The latest health craze to hit social media: magnesium lotion. Magnesium is an essential mineral that the body uses for a number of functions. …

Dr. Boris Todurov, left, performed heart transplant surgery on his patient, 12-year-old Kira Skilarova, second from right, during a Russian attack on Kyiv on July 9. Kira received her heart …

Pavel Muravev/iStockphoto/Getty Images Frances Daniels, a Baltimore mother of three, read the Trump administration’s 20-page report called “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” and noticed some notable words were missing from …

“If at first you don’t succeed, try again.” “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Our culture has a lot of sayings against quitting, making it seem like a failure. …

Jill Holm-Denoma holds her son, Tyler, after he received a COVID shot in 2021 from nurse Emily Cole at National Jewish Health in Denver. After President Trump appointed anti-vaccine activist …

People seeking this year’s COVID booster shot may find it more difficult than the past. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images If …

Parents should broach the AI conversation with their children when they are elementary school-age, before they encounter AI through their friends at school or in other spaces, says Marc Watkins, …

Some 154 million people get health insurance through their employer — and many could see their paycheck deductions surge next year. Some will likely also see co-pays and other out-of-pocket …

Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that – if untreated – can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it’s …

In 2022, a sign in Miami, Fla., promotes “monkeypox vaccination.” That same year the World Health Organization changed the name of the virus to “mpox” since the animals that transmit …