Philips recalls 17M CPAP, BiPAP masks over magnets that could affect implanted devices

The mask recall was announced after 14 serious injuries were reported, including pacemaker failure, arrhythmia, seizures, and irregular blood pressure, the FDA said.

BBB warns of new Medicare scam

There is a new warning out from the Better Business Bureau.

Northwestern researchers develop dissolvable implant for drug-free pain relief post-surgery
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John Rogers, professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University, explains the new dissolvable implant they developed meant to reduce the need for pain-relief drugs for patients recovering from surgery.

Doctors may soon predict when women will enter menopause

A new study takes into account a woman’s lifestyle as an indicator of when she could enter menopause.

More 'trigger laws' take effect: 4 more states to ban almost all abortions

To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the Supreme Court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

Most common lung function test misses lung disease in many Black Americans
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Dr. Gabrielle Liu, instructor from the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Northwestern University, talks about why the most common lung function test fails to detect lung disease in a lot of Black Americans and what is being done to address it.

When's the best time to get your flu shot this year?
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Fox medical contributor Dr. Mike Cirigliano discusses the latest headlines circliing the medical community including flu shot guidance and monkeypox in children.

Supreme Court rulings protecting same-sex relationships could face challenge

Justice Clarence Thomas said that the Supreme Court should reconsider rulings that legalized same-sex marriage and protected same-sex relationships and contraception in his concurring opinion in favor of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. This decision overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling which legalized abortion nationwide. 

How to start talking about mental health in the workplace
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"The President's Coach" Mitchell Creasey talks about the importance of broaching mental health issues in the workplace and maintaining an open and inclusive environment for discussion.

Pharmacy deserts pose huge problem for some Chicagoans
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Dima Qato, director of the USC School of Pharmacy, Medicines and Public Health, talks about the impact of pharmacy deserts and evaluates their prevalency in the city of Chicago.

US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

The U.S. has declared a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans.