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‘Tis the season for sneezing and coughing — but in some cases, it may not be seasonal germs but the Christmas tree in your living room that’s making you feel those symptoms. Sometimes referred to as “Christmas Tree Syndrome,” experts say it can cause your indoor allergies to flare up around the holiday. It’s not an…

The probe into vaccines and Covid drugs planned for the summer of 2024 has been delayed, inquiry officials have said.

Although U.S. consumers buy products on the assumption that they are safe, potentially dangerous items often make it past regulators and into retailers. In 2023, the year began and ended with recalls and warnings involving products that can be deadly for children. Here’s a look at some products recalled last year that consumers should be…

A record number of high school teens died of drug overdoses in 2022 in an alarming trend driven primarily by fentanyl poisonings from counterfeit pills, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Boston researchers found that an…

Business & FinanceDealsHealth 23 August 2023, 2:10 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that NextGen Healthcare (NXGN.O), a provider of software that helps manage patients’ records, is exploring options that include a sale of the company.  Market Impact NextGen shares rose 10% to $18.01 on the news in afternoon trading in New York on Wednesday,…

Image source, Getty Images The latest Covid booster campaign is under way across the UK and those who qualify are urged to get jabbed as soon as possible. No Covid restrictions are in place across the UK, but guidance recommends people who catch the virus “should try to stay at home”. What are the Covid…