Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. The latest research suggests that protecting your heart involves more than any single healthy habit. It takes a personalized “heart health portfolio,” or a combination of everyday lifestyle habits and health markers that shape cardiovascular health over time
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday (August 23, 2026) said that the Influenza A (H1N1) viruses currently circulating in the country belong to the A/Missouri/11/2025 (H1N1) pdm09-like virus strain. It clarified that no new strain of H1N1 has been identified and there is no cause for panic
The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people
For Jaimie Sheil, an outcome more terrifying than being diagnosed with some awful complication is that when she arrives at an emergency department, doctors will tell her that she is just fine
“There are a lot of doctors who don’t even know what it is,” said Doreen Pomykala, of New Lenox. “There are also neurologists, who should know, learn about it one day in med school but they don’t know much about it.”
LOS ANGELES (CNS) –Los Angeles County health officials were urging residents Friday to take precautions against mosquito bites following confirmation of the county’s first West Nile virus death of the year amid elevated virus activity statewide
VACSERA answers FAQs on vaccinations for adults, elderly – EgyptToday VACSERA answers FAQs on vaccinations for adults, elderly Egypt Today staff – Sat, 22 Aug 2026 – 01:30 GMT BY Egypt Today staff Sat, 22 Aug 2026 – 01:30 GMT Vaccine – file CAIRO – 22 August 2026: As part of its ongoing health awareness…
Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) offer investors two very different healthcare growth stories. Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) thesis rests on whether a new generation of medical devices can produce a durable turnaround across its enormous portfolio. Tenet (NYSE:THC), meanwhile, is generating stronger earnings by improving hospital profitability and focusing its ambulatory business on higher-acuity…