Claire Maldarelli, assistant editor at Popular Science, discusses the 2017-2018 flu season that scientists have named as one of the worst in the last decade.
She notes that it is always good to get your flu shot, no matter how late in the season it is. The vaccination helps reduce the severity of the virus and makes it harder for it to spread. Maldarelli talks about how the body fights the flu and notes aches and pains stem from your immune system trying to fight off the virus.
A SpaceX-NASA mission that was due to launch into orbit Friday was called off and delayed until Saturday.
Diabetes and weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown to help people with a heart condition, according to a new study.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.
A Jersey Shore man has painted sea shells -- nearly 500 of them -- to raise awareness around epilepsy that have traveled as far as Asia and Australia.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare, which protects animals worldwide, is opening a first-of-its-kind short-term dolphin hospital on Cape Cod this month that it hopes will not only improve survivability rates, but also enhance the research it has developed over 25 years.
A new humanoid robot designed to do dull and dirty jobs has been unveiled by NASA.
The Mercury retrograde lasts until Sept. 15 as astrologers blame planets and stars for communications issues.
A new study suggests that teaching kids creativity can increase resilience.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about two brands of eye drops being sold online that they both have potential fungal and bacterial contamination.
