More than a third of mothers — around 40 million women — are affected by lingering health issues after giving birth, according to a new study published Dec. 6 in The Lancet Global Health.
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COVID-19 and flu levels across the nation are picking up steam, with health officials anticipating further increases as the holiday season kicks off.
Mississippi has the highest average death rate from influenza and pneumonia, while Vermont has the lowest, according to historical CDC data analyzed by Newsweek.
Some research suggests a positive mindset when receiving a flu shot may lead to greater levels of protection.
Cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have begun popping up both in the U.S. and in China, but experts say the outbreaks are not linked to one another and that the type of pneumonia-causing bacteria is not novel. Still, clinicians are being…
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Health experts say there is no connection between pediatric pneumonia cases in the U.S. and the surge of cases in China and several other countries.
For a fourth week in a row, the number of cases of respiratory illnesses are above average in eight of 10 CDC regions, and flu hospitalizations have also gone up again.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, said the season of respiratory syncytial virus is in "full swing" as flu slowly begins and COVID-19 leads the most hospitalizations and deaths, CNN reported Nov. 30.
Hospitals in Warren County, Ohio, have reported 142 cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children since August, meeting the state's definition of an outbreak, according to the local health department.
Young women ages 25 to 34 in 2019-2021 are facing more health threats than previous generations, a new report by the Population Reference Bureau found.