If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal thoughts even before entering the foster care system in Casper, Wyoming, at age 15. At the time, Hinkle, who is transgender, struggled with their…
Sneezing, fever, chills, vomiting, coughing — it’s not just one virus wreaking havoc this winter; it’s a combination of four major illnesses.
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Para padres de niños en edad escolar, la lista de cosas para hacer en el otoño puede parecer interminable. Comprar útiles. Completar largos formularios. Agendar la charla con los maestros. ¿Ya les quedan chicas las zapatillas? En algún momento, puede que recuerden las vacunas contra la gripe. Vacunarte. Vacunarlos. ¿Debería hacerlo? ¿Puedo hacerlo? ¿Sigue vigente?…
It’s being called ‘the Christmas gift that keeps on giving’ as the number of cases of the flu and other respiratory viruses soar in Alberta.
The sexual assault, reported to local police a week ago, is said to have happened inside the hallways of Des Sources High School.
EKALAKA, Mont. — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital at the intersection of two dirt roads in this town of 400 residents. There never is. Dahl Memorial’s three-bed emergency department — a two-hour drive from the closest hospital with more advanced…
Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the program. But she was reassured by the knowledge that Medicaid would provide postpartum coverage for her and her daughter, Oakleigh McDonald, who…
Most provinces and at least one territory report declines in people getting their flu shot compared to last year, with doctors warning of the strain it could pose to hospitals.
It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, deepfakes, and deceptive social media posts are common, with people you don’t know seeking to profit from your behavior. But should people extend this same skepticism to pediatricians who advise vaccines for children? Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said financial…