After experiencing excruciating pain from the time she was a teenager, Bindi Irwin underwent surgery in the United States to address her endometriosis. “I battled for a long time wondering if I should share this journey with you in such a public space. It came down to the responsibility I feel to share my story for other women who need […]

Meghan Trainor’s baby bump is too cute in her newest bump-date on TikTok, but nothing is cuter than her toddler son Riley. Her 2-year-old son was the star of social media yesterday, and he needs his own account ASAP.  “🥹❤️#22weekspregnant in Australia 🦘🇦🇺,” the “Made You Look” singer captioned her video on TikTok. Trainor wears leggings and a Shania Twain […]

CDC director Rochelle Walensky is seen during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in 2021. Photo: Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images If Congress wants to see a more effective and modernized Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it needs to give it more authority, CDC director Rochelle Walensky said at the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit on Wednesday. Why it matters: Her […]

Leigh Fava wound up in the emergency room after injuring her thumb at her New Orleans home. She said she received a tetanus shot and a badly wrapped bandage — and an unexpectedly high bill. Her experiences trying to dispute the hospital’s charges left her feeling ignored, she said. In this installment of InvestigateTV and KHN’s “Costly Care” series, Caresse […]

The finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn into question. An international panel of experts recently suggested that so-called digital rectal examination for “active surveillance” should be replaced by MRI scans. This news may be celebrated as the overcoming of an intrusive medical examination by the forward march of technology, but what exactly is a digital rectal examination (DRE) […]

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In a recent study published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, researchers analyzed the occurrence of bacterial and viral infections in adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to determine the clinical and demographic features, outcomes, and microbial spectrums associated with bacterial coinfections and the prevalence of viral coinfections. Study: Bacterial and viral infections among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, COVID-NET, 14 […]

Five bizarre warning signs of ovarian cancer revealed Ovarian Cancer claims the lives of 11 women a day, Target Ovarian Cancer says  Strange signs of the cancer include feeling full and needing to wee more  Appearing bloated is a common sign of ovarian cancer. But having no appetite, needing to wee more and back pain are also signs to look […]