Health

The holidays are typically the busiest time of year for travel, but amid the threat of COVID-19, health experts are hoping more people stay closer to home this year. Andrew Noymer, a public health expert and professor at the University of California, Irvine, joined LX News to discuss the health risks of holiday travel and safety tips for visiting relatives...

Due to the pandemic, there has been a shortage of name-brand hand sanitizers, causing some unethical overseas manufacturers to release counterfeit products with methanol alcohol, which can lead to harmful or deadly side effects. Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts joined LX News to explain how to avoid these dangerous products.

One in eight women will have breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. For National Mammography Day, we were joined by Dr. Erika Hamilton of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute to discuss the importance of early breast cancer detection.

There’s been a recent spike in coronavirus cases as flu season starts ramping up. Could that end up putting a greater demand for resources on our hospitals? Dr. Ernest Wong, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Northshore Medical Group has the details.

British singer Tom Parker, best known as a member of the boy band The Wanted, has shared that he is “devastated” after being been diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, an inoperable brain tumor that has no cure.

The climate crisis is a major issue in this year’s election among members of Generation Z. NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo talked to two 18-year-olds who are speaking out against environmental racism as first-time voters in the upcoming election.

Emmy Award-winning actress Sarah Michelle Gellar says she’s “trying to take the good with the bad” during the pandemic. That includes coping with the ups and downs of helping her kids learn from home as well as finding the best solution for her son’s diagnosis with myopia, or nearsightedness.

Cough, runny nose, shortness of breath are coronavirus symptoms, but they are also symptoms of seasonal allergies. So how do you know when you need to get allergy meds or screened for the virus? NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

“If you are exposed for 12 hours of smoke in the air, then that is like 12 hours of continued smoking,” says Dr. Zab Mosenifar, a critical care pulmonologist at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

With the pharmaceutical industry fast-tracking a Covid-19 vaccine, some have questioned whether the public can trust that it is safe. But Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts says people can rely on the scientific community to approve a vaccine that can be trusted.

The lack of health resources in Black communities has been a growing concern that has only magnified with the pandemic. Coach Percell Dugger is the co-founder of “Fit for Us” which advocates for Black fitness professionals and under-served communities through consulting services to provide better opportunities for industry success.

For people living on the West Coast, poor air quality and smoky conditions have been a fact of life in recent weeks. We have some tips from our friends at NBC Los Angeles about how to keep yourself as healthy as possible when living with smoke and ash.

As doctors see higher cases of colon cancer in younger patients and within the African American community, they urge early screenings to catch cases as quickly as possible. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Doctors are urging parents to make sure their kids are up to date on their vaccinations, even if they’re doing virtual learning. Health experts say vaccination rates are still not back to pre-pandemic levels, which is needed to prevent a concurrent outbreak during the coronavirus pandemic.

A recent study has found that Black infants are more likely to die when under the care of white doctors than Black doctors. Dr. Rachel Hardeman, who researches reproductive health equity, joined LX News to explain how institutional racism is making childbirth more deadly for Black mothers and their infants.

Jan Stowe saw countless patients go through withdrawals during her 40-year nursing career, but last month she experienced it herself when the U.S. Postal Service failed to deliver her medication for chronic back pain and muscle spasms.

With so much information about face masks being thrown at us every single day, it’s easy to see why some would be confused about whether they really work. In this edition of “Send This Video To,” our new series debunking viral myths and conspiracy theories, NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado unmasks the truth about face masks. After you’re done watching it, send...

There is no evidence that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy directly impacts the growing fetus, NBC News reports. But the stress of being pregnant during the pandemic might.

Plastic surgery demand has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, with Botox and breast augmentations among the most popular procedures. Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali joined LX News to explain why patients are treating Botox and plastic surgery as a form of self-care — and when he advises patients not to do it.

New study results are boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple, reliable way to help family doctors diagnose the most common form of dementia