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5 easy exercises for your hips and hamstrings to alleviate desk job aches and pains
In this six-part series, we'll demonstrate quick exercises for different areas of your body every week to help you stay limber.
San Francisco gives new mayor expedited powers to tackle drug use, homelessness
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie this week notched an early victory with the Board of Supervisors in his crusade against the city's twin crises of homelessness and drug addiction.
5 easy exercises for your feet and ankles to relieve desk job aches and pains
In this six-part series, we'll give you quick exercises for different body parts every week to help you stay limber.
Comedian Kat Timpf welcomes first child 15 hours after breast cancer diagnosis
Kat Timpf gave birth last week hours after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The Fox News contributor and 'Gutfeld!' panelist says her son 'might have saved my life.'
Should babies get a 'bonus dose' of the measles vaccine? Doctors say it depends
Pediatricians and public health experts said they've seen a surge in requests for "bonus" doses of measles immunization following the death of an unvaccinated six-year-old in West Texas last week.
Mice exhibit first aid behavior, aiding unconscious peers
Humans may not be the only ones who aid their friends when they're hurt. Mice may do it, too, as shown by a new research study led by scientists at...
New research highlights flaws in cyclone risk evaluation
A new systematic review has revealed serious shortcomings in the evaluation of cyclone risk in Australia and worldwide. The research, which analyzed 94 studies on cyclone risk, warns that existing...
Deadly mold strains highly likely to acquire resistance to new drugs
Scientists have identified strains of one of the world's most dangerous fungal pathogens, already resistant to our most effective antifungal drugs, which are also five times more likely to acquire...
H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon
Health officials have announced six more H5N1 bird flu infections in humans: five in California and the first known case in Oregon.
Why RFK Jr. nomination sets off alarms among many public health specialists
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County
There is no evidence that the strain is spreading in California or the U.S., and the risk of contracting Clade I mpox in the U.S. remains low.
Alameda County child believed to be latest case of bird flu; source unknown
California health officials reported Tuesday that a child in Alameda County has been infected with bird flu; source unknown.
Trump nominates Dr. Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid and help take on 'illness industrial complex'
If approved, Mehmet Oz will head an agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million people. One expert calls Trump's selection of the doctor and TV star 'madness.'
Cluster of farmworkers diagnosed with rare animal-borne disease in Ventura County
A cluster of workers at Ventura County berry farms recently have been diagnosed with a rare disease often transmitted through sick animals' urine.
Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it's business as usual in California dairy country
New research and discussions with dairy farmers in the Central Valley suggests H5N1 bird flu is more widespread among people than the reported numbers indicate.
Questions follow massive recall of California raw milk after bird flu testing
The circumstances and positive testing of a raw milk sample in California don't make sense, say experts. Something is amiss.
Did you buy raw milk at one of these stores? Another recall issued for tainted California milk
California officials have announced another batch of raw milk from Raw Farm is contaminated with bird flu.
Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer
A growing list of medical associations are pushing for battery manufacturers to make a button or "coin cell" battery that will not lead to devastating injuries when swallowed.
All raw milk from Fresno dairy farm will be cleared from store shelves; cows have bird flu
State health officials secured a voluntary recall of all remaining Raw Farm milk and cream products. The products are infected with live bird flu virus.
Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say
The Scripps Research Institute finding counters prevailing thought that the virus would require multiple mutations before it poses a threat to public health.
USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it will sample the nation's milk supply to test for the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Abcarian: UnitedHealthcare's chief executive was shot dead. Why did thousands react with glee?
It's a measure of how deeply loathed U.S. health insurers are that the shooting death of Brian Thompson was met with an outpouring of anger — at him.
Trump's first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat
Some are sounding the alarm regarding Trump's public health picks, concerned that the nominees' vaccine skepticism could jeopardize the nation's ability to respond to infectious threats.
Authorities probe whether presumptive bird flu case is connected to raw milk
More than a week after Marin County reported a presumptive bird flu case in a child, details are still murky.
What is spondylolisthesis, the back condition that derailed Luigi Mangione's life?
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, struggled with spondylolisthesis before receiving surgery.
Requiem for the unclaimed dead
At an annual Los Angeles ceremony, nearly 2,000 people — some unidentified, some children — were laid to rest.
Doctors identify 'alarming' new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles
County health officials have identified what appears to be a strain unique to Los Angeles amid a spike in drug-resistant shigellosis cases.
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
As the CDC confirmed a severe case in Louisiana of a patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California related to...