Deaths among pregnant women and new mothers rose sharply during pandemic
Pregnant women and new mothers died in sharply increasing numbers during the pandemic, and not just because of a rise in medical complications that may...
LASIK patients should be warned of complications, FDA draft says
Draft recommendations by the FDA describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects from LASIK eye surgery. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.
Older Adults Grapple With Substance Abuse
Deaths due to substance abuse, particularly of alcohol and opioids, rose sharply among older Americans in 2020, federal health researchers reported Wednesday.
As the pandemic drags on, Americans struggle for new balance
Americans want to get back to normalcy and are unwilling to let COVID rule their lives any longer. But the virus has not gone away,...
Masks cut COVID spread in schools, study finds
A research paper details a so-called natural experiment that occurred when all but two school districts in the greater Boston area lifted mask requirements.
Gun-related suicides, killings hit highest rates in decades, CDC says
Homicides and suicides involving guns, which soared in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, continued rising in 2021, the CDC reports.