Mountaineering guide Adrian Ballinger demonstrates how to use a pulse oximeter as part of his Hypoxico Altitude Training System at his home in Squaw Valley, California on Aug. 20, 2014. Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images Patients who are having trouble breathing from a COVID-19 infection are showing up at the hospital long after…
Get the latest from TODAYAmid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, many consumers have become increasingly concerned about shopping for groceries in stores. If you've been nervous about getting the highly contagious virus from food or other packages that you don't wipe down, the Food and Drug Administration has some reassuring news.The FDA recently reiterated guidelines advising…
Share on PinterestA new study suggests that children who use mobile devices from an early age are less able to self-regulate their behavior.Screens are everywhere in our daily lives. As adults, we are constantly switching between working on a computer, checking our phones, watching TV in the evening — sometimes even playing on a tablet…
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The threat of contracting coronavirus is still high, and people are taking extra steps to avoid contact with germs. At the grocery store, you don’t know who touched what — your cart, produce, the credit card machine, etc. — so you might be wearing gloves — but should you be?35 Ways to Create a Healthier…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…