Deidre McPhillips

After a relatively slow start to the respiratory virus season, COVID-19 levels in the United States began ramping up just ahead of the winter holidays.

(CNN) — In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden's mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs of Detroit with Popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with some ear issues she'd had since she was an infant.

In the SUMMER of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in THE SUBURBS OF DETROIT, Michigan with popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was five years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with some ear issues she’d been struggling with since she was an infant. The procedure seemed to go well; her recovery was similar to that of many other kids she knew who also had their tonsils removed, and she was back ENJOYING SCHOOL in what felt like no time.

As US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation’s doctor, a final diagnosis of his patient suggests that a great deficiency of connectivity has led to a poor prognosis for America’s overall health and well-being.

(CNN) — As US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation's doctor, a final diagnosis of his patient suggests

(CNN) — Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production

CNN — New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden on the United States population will grow substantially over the next few decades.

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing nutrition information be placed on the front of packaged foods to provide at-a-glance information about saturated fat, sodium and added sugar.

The US Department of Health and Human Services will award $590 million to Moderna to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu, the pharmaceutical company announced Friday.

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, LaDonna Prince decided to move her abortion clinic from Indiana, where abortion became banned, to a town just over the border in Illinois, where abortion is legal.