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Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
HealthCould your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 1, 2024
Just 25% of people at high risk of pneumococcal disease—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes—have been immunized, according to an August 2024 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
HealthPneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 22, 2024
Success2.7 million Britons on health benefits too ill to write a resume
By Philip Aldrick and BloombergOctober 15, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as of Oct. 5, 2024—more than four times the nearly 4,000 infections recorded at this time in 2023.
HealthWhooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about symptoms and spread
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 11, 2024
Life3 best superfoods to eat when you’re sick with a cold, COVID, or flu
By Alexa MikhailOctober 11, 2024
In 2024, rapid COVID tests are a staple of cough-and-cold aisles across America. But the convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.
Health54 million COVID cases went unreported in 2022, study says. Here’s how to make your at-home test count
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 9, 2024
Getting multiple vaccines at once is not only safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but also just as effective as getting them individually.
HealthYes, you can get the COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines at once. Here are the pros and cons
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 8, 2024
As of spring 2024, at which time two RSV vaccines had been FDA-approved, less than 25% of eligible U.S. adults 60 and older had gotten one, according to the CDC.
HealthRSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 4, 2024
About 47% of U.S. adults aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat unlikely to get the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine, according the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
HealthCOVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine
By Lindsey LeakeSeptember 30, 2024
Singer Chappell Roan on bright pink background
MindChappell Roan drops out of music festival to prioritize health
By Beth GreenfieldSeptember 27, 2024
As of March 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID-19, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
HealthGot COVID? Here are the new 2024 isolation guidelines
By Lindsey LeakeSeptember 27, 2024
Barbara Corcoran in blue sweater
FamilyWhy Barbara Corcoran of ‘Shark Tank’ ‘should’ve seen a psychologist’ while caring for mom with Alzheimer’s
By Beth GreenfieldSeptember 26, 2024
Emergency squad helps ailing patient.
LeadershipHow Bank of America built an ‘emergency task force’ to help employees in crisis
By Emma BurleighSeptember 16, 2024
Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15’s firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.
Health9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY members than died in World Trade Center attack
By Lindsey LeakeSeptember 11, 2024
woman with her back to us looking at a radiology screen of a breast, woman in background standing at mammography machine
HealthWomen will now be notified about breast density after mammograms. Here’s what should happen next
By Beth GreenfieldSeptember 11, 2024
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