Tag: Risk

How are you staying fit after 65? Tell us about a unique fitness routine you love

Want to know the secret to longevity? Hint: It can’t be found at the bottom of a serum bottle or at some...

Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater

Los Angeles County health officials said they have detected H5N1 bird flu virus in wastewater collected from the A.K. Warren Water Resource...

Health groups call for suspending state plan on maternal deaths, saying it burdens patients

Dozens of maternal health organizations and advocates are urging the California surgeon general to suspend the rollout of a plan aimed at...

Study: Severe COVID raised risk of heart attack, stroke as much as having heart disease

People hospitalized for COVID-19 early in the pandemic suffered an increased risk of serious “cardiac events” such as heart attacks and strokes...

Drug-resistant germs will kill millions more people in coming decades, researchers warn

Since the dawn of the antibiotic age, opportunistic pathogens have evolved defenses faster than humans can develop drugs to combat them.At the...

California surgeon general sets goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%

California’s surgeon general has unveiled a new initiative to reduce maternal mortality and set a goal of halving the rate of...