By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- America's kids are safer now than a decade ago when it comes to many types of injury, with two glaring exceptions: drugs and guns. That's the…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- More than 80% of eligible Americans did not get a COVID-19 booster shot last fall. Now, a new study reveals the reasons for the hesitation. Nearly…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- Rates of diabetes in younger adults are rising globally — and it could be shortening life spans. A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes at age 30…

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- People recovering from wounds or severe burns might one day be treated with fully functional “bioprinted” skin created in a lab, a new study suggests. Researchers…

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- In the United States, "conversion therapy” for LGBTQ people has been widely condemned by major medical associations. Not only that, nearly half of the country has…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- While HDL cholesterol is considered the "good" kind for heart and brain health, too much or too little of it may up a person's risk of…

By Physician’s Briefing Staff HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Federal regulators on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to an updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, giving Americans a more traditional alternative to two recently revamped mRNA vaccines.…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Federal regulators on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to an updated Novavax COVID vaccine, giving Americans a more traditional alternative to two recently revamped mRNA vaccines. Adolescents…