Celebrities including performing artist Justin Bieber and former “Jeopardy!” game-show host, actress and author Mayim Bialik have helped bring the practice of hyperbaric oxygen therapy into mainstream awareness as they tout the therapy’s potential health benefits. Bieber turned to the therapy to assist in treating anxiety and stress, he announced in “Justin Bieber: Seasons” on...
As mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been declared a global public health emergency, some are wondering whether the virus poses the risk of a COVID-like pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the mpox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on Aug. 14, based on a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic...
The year’s first case of West Nile virus at a popular New York beach and campground has been detected, officials said Friday. The virus was found in a mosquito sample collected from a trap set at Watch Hill at Fire Island National Seashore, a 30-mile-long barrier island off Long Island, the U.S. National Park Service...
A disability rights organization has sued to block the Nassau County, New York, mask ban that prohibits face coverings in public except for health and religious reasons, with the lawsuit arguing the ban is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. The Disability Rights of New York filed a federal class action lawsuit Thursday on...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic response,was hospitalized earlier this month with the West Nile virus (WNV), a spokesperson for Fauci tells Fox News. Fauci, 83, was hospitalized before he returned home where he is now recovering, the spokesperson says. The nation’s former top infectious-disease official is expected to make...
A federal judge this week issued New York Attorney General Letitia James a preliminary injunction that bars her from taking action against pregnancy clinics on the grounds it would restrict free speech. “In sum, on this record, Plaintiffs have standing,” Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr., a Trump appointee, wrote. “No abstention doctrine applies. And no...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical advisor to the president, was diagnosed with West Nile virus earlier this month, according to a spokesperson for Fauci. Fauci, 83 — who was the face of the U.S. response to the COVID pandemic in 2020 —...
As Dallas Cowboys fans continue to worry about one superstar in CeeDee Lamb, they got bad news about another Saturday. DaRon Bland, who set an NFL record with five pick-sixes in 2023, will miss roughly two months with a stress fracture in his foot. The team announced Saturday the 25-year-old will undergo surgery to repair...
A judge in Australia ruled Friday that the owner of a female-only social networking platform discriminated against a transgender woman by removing her from the app because she was born a male. Reuters reported that Roxanne Tickle sued the Australian app Giggle for Girls, as well as its founder, Sally Grover, for unlawful gender identity...
Most people have had brief lapses of memory — forgetting a train of thought, a driving route or maybe a word choice. In most cases, these episodes last only a few seconds and are nothing to worry about — but if they persist, it may warrant getting a doctor’s input. For a clearer understanding of...
