Category: Health

Frontier Airlines is taking extra precautions after a passenger tested positive for Ebola shortly after flying from Cleveland to Dallas on one of their planes. Dallas nurse Amber Vinson was … Read More

The urgent care industry has experienced exponential growth over the last few years, becoming the fastest growing segment in the American health care industry as the demand for affordable, accessible … Read More

An American nurse from the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient to ever be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, and though … Read More

There is no such thing as a “healthy tan,” and new studies prove that this myth has helped contribute to the rising number of new melanoma cases every year. Researchers … Read More

According to a new study, Southern California’s air quality now has 50% less carcinogenic pollutants, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for the Golden State to celebrate just yet. Released … Read More

Are bedbugs getting out of control in New York City? The pesky, blood-sucking parasites seem to be spreading throughout the city, and have caused subway delays and even shut down … Read More

A new study from Australia’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer suggests there’s no evidence that the introduction of plain cigarette packaging has changed smokers’ buying habits, which means it … Read More

In an effort to keep those suffering from mental health conditions out of hospital emergency rooms, county health officials in Los Angeles recently opened a mental health urgent care clinic. The … Read More

As if hospital costs aren’t high enough already, reports on hospital mergers, such as the planned merge of Chicago’s Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem hospitals, seem to suggest … Read More