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Even the former head of China's top health body has now admitted a lab leak might have spawned Covid. Professor George Gao, who ran the Chinese Centre for Disease Control (CDC) when the pandemic began towards the end of 2019, has now…

The number of young children who attempted suicide surged during Covid, with many turning to their parent's medicine cabinet.A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study Tuesday found the number of suicide attempts by poisoning…

A staggering 21 percent of Americans contend with chronic pain, an umbrella term that encompasses a range of debilitating conditions.Over one in five Americans experienced chronic pain between 2019 and 2021, new data from the Centers for…

Rates of suicides in the US rose in 2021 after enjoying a dip for two years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.The four percent increase from 2020 to 2021 suggests that the economic and widespread…

Americans should take a pill after sex to tackle America's explosion in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), health officials say.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging singletons to use doxycycline as a…

How deadly is Marburg?Marburg is one of the deadliest pathogens known to man.The WHO says it has a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of up to 90 percent.But experts estimate that it probably sits closer to the 50 percent mark, similar to its…

An infectious woman wanted by the police for refusing to isolate or get treated for tuberculosis (TB) has been caught flouting the rules — by getting on a public bus and hanging out at a casino.The patient from Tacoma, Washington state has…

A Texas judge’s decision last week to freeze access to one of two abortion pills has thrust millions of women into a world of uncertainty.US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, ruled Friday to undo the 2000 Food and Drug…

Rare fungus kills one and hospitalizes two in Wisconsin - as agency tells doctors in the Midwest and South to 'be alert'By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 13:28 EDT, 4 April 2023 <!-- …

Adderall use exploded during the pandemic with up to one in teens in America prescribed the powerful stimulant, official data shows.ADHD medications have become increasingly common in recent years but the loosening of online prescribing…