Tag: disease
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical condition.According to...
Opinion: Too many older Americans are getting tested for Alzheimer's
An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of Alzheimer’s...
As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
TIPTON, Calif. — There’s a sickness hovering over Tulare County‘s dairy industry.On a recent 98-degree afternoon, dead cows and calves were...
Brett Favre, testifying at welfare fraud hearing, reveals he has Parkinson's
Testifying Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said in a prepared statement...
Should doctor-patient confidentiality still apply when the patient is the president?
In a typical presidential election year, voters might wonder how the candidates’ views stack up on issues such as abortion, tax cuts,...
Doctors said cutting countertops destroyed his lungs. He had to fight for workers' comp
By the time that Dennys Rene Rivas Williams had fallen so ill that he needed new lungs, physicians at Olive View-UCLA Medical...