In a 2018 survey, about 16% of Kentucky students said they had considered ending their own life. During the pandemic, healthcare providers have seen an increase in psychiatric disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors ...
Feb 23, 2021
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China closed off a city of more than 11 million people Thursday in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that has sickened hundreds and spread to other cities and countries in the Lunar New ...
Jan 23, 2020
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A top public health official says there's been no local transmission of the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus in the United States, so any talk about women in the country delaying pregnancy "is not even an issue for discussion at this ...
Apr 17, 2016
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(HealthDay)—As 2013 nears to a close, the year's top health news story—the fumbled debut of the Affordable Care Act, often dubbed Obamacare—continues to grab headlines.
Dec 28, 2013
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The media covers health extensively, at no time more than during the pandemic. But that coverage often is not sufficiently nuanced.
Jul 27, 2021
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At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, people's anxiety levels shot up. Daily reports were coming in about the number of new deaths, there was global chaos and people had to be persuaded to stay inside. And even though ...
May 22, 2020
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When actor Tom Hanks announced his COVID-19 diagnosis on March 11, 2020, many Americans were still learning about the virus and its severity. According to new research, Hanks' announcement may have affected how some people ...
Feb 5, 2021
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Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public ...
Oct 20, 2020
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A sixth person has died of H7N9 bird flu in China, state media said Friday, after authorities slaughtered poultry in a mass cull at a Shanghai market where the virus has been detected.
Apr 5, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The National Health Service Corps will receive $100 million to help tackle the U.S. health care worker shortage, the White House announced Thursday.
Oct 15, 2021
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