Hospitals face rising cases of respiratory illnesses

“Anytime I tell people I have schizophrenia, they’re always like, ‘I would have thought that you would be banging your head up against the wall in a psych ward.’” But maybe it’s not their fault. Most people learn about the disease via movies that almost always depict people with it as violent, unpredictable, incompetent, and…

Olive oil is good for your digestive and immune health  Olive oil is generally considered good for you; it’s a mainstay of the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, which may help prevent cardiovascular disease. It has antioxidants (as does coffee) so that’s a good thing. And olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats, said Jamie Stang, the…

Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours for an ambulance.

It’s the season when many people set New Year’s resolutions for the year ahead, and these goals are often related to physical health. Experts say there’s one big area that many people should focus on when it comes to their well-being: cardiovascular health. “Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in America,” said…

Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images U.S. patients and drugmakers will get a first glimpse of how much Medicare can negotiate down drug prices in 2024, setting the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression. He remembers thinking about his three school-age kids. “I can’t be a blueprint for my children. I can’t let them be left alone or not to understand why he would have…