• Biden COVID Response Head Ashish Jha Departing
  
  Ashish Jha, coordinator of the White House COVID-19 Response Team, is stepping down on June 15 after more than a year at the post, the Biden administration confirmed Thursday.
• New Report Says Insomnia Drove Late Pope Benedict to Resign
  
  Recently deceased ex-pope Benedict described years of persistent sleeping troubles as the "main reason" behind his shocking decision to step down in 2013, according to a German media report Friday. Benedict was plagued by insomnia almost "constantly" from the start of his...
• Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
  
  A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who has led the agency's food policy efforts since 2018 announced his resignation on Wednesday. Frank Yiannas was also among the top officials leading the agency response to last year's infant formula shortage. "Today, I informed...
• Lesion Removed From Jill Biden's Eyelid Was Non-cancerous
  
  A lesion removed by surgeons last week from first lady Jill Biden's left eyelid was a non-cancerous growth, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, physician to President Joe Biden, said Wednesday.O'Conner said in a memo released by the White House that a biopsy showed that the legion was...
• Warning Signs of Basal Cell Carcinoma, the Most Common Form of Skin Cancer
  
  First Lady Jill Biden had three skin lesions removed on Wednesday, two of which were found to be cancerous, says NPR. A week ago, the White House announced that Biden would be having a procedure called Mohs surgery to remove a small lesion above her right eye that had been...
• Jill Biden to Undergo Mohs Surgery to Remove Skin Lesion
  
  First lady Jill Biden will have a small skin lesion removed above her right eye after a routine cancer skin screening revealed its presence. Biden, 71, will undergo an outpatient procedure on January 11 at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, says NBC...
• What Triggered NFL Star Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest?
  
  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, is in critical condition in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during the Monday night football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to CNN. Hamlin's heartbeat was restored after he collapsed on the field, and he was...
• Kirstie Alley Died of Colon Cancer: What You Should Know About This Deadly Disease
  
  Iconic actress Kirstie Alley who won an Emmy for her role on the television show, "Cheers", died on Monday at the age of 71. Her manager Donovan Daughtry confirmed that the beloved star was diagnosed with colon cancer after Alley's children announced on social media that...
• New Book Claims Queen Elizabeth Had Rare Cancer
  
  A new book about Queen Elizabeth II claims she was battling cancer during the last year of her life. Although reports say the official cause of death was old age, Gyles Brandreth, author of Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, says the monarch was suffering from myeloma, a...
• Chris Hemsworth Learns He's Genetically Predisposed to Alzheimer's
  
  Chris Hemsworth has made a sobering discovery about his health.
• Leno Has Surgery for Burns From Car Fire, in Good Condition
  
  Jay Leno underwent surgery for serious burns suffered when flames erupted as he worked on a vintage car and remains hospitalized for further treatment, the physician overseeing his care said Wednesday.The former "Tonight Show" host was in good condition and his wife, Mavis,...
• Bruce Willis Diagnosed With Aphasia, Stepping Away From Acting, Says Family
  
  Actor Bruce Willis is stepping away from his career after he was diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage that affects a person's ability to communicate. His family issued a statement on social media announcing the actor's retirement."To Bruce's...
• Bob Saget's Tragic Death Explained
  
  Bob Saget died suddenly in January after accidentally falling in an Orlando hotel room and suffering a traumatic brain injury. The comedian and actor, most famous for his role in the sitcom Full House, was 65 when he died. According to MedPage Today, initial reports said...
• What You Can Learn From Chris Evert's Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
  
  Tennis legend Chris Evert recently revealed that she is being treated for an early stage of ovarian cancer. The 67-year-old said she learned of the cancer last month after undergoing a preventive hysterectomy. Evert's beloved sister, Jeanne Evert Dubin, died from ovarian...
• Colin Powell's Blood Cancer Made COVID-19 Vaccine Less Effective
  
  Although he was fully vaccinated, former secretary of state Colin Powell succumbed to COVID-19 complications. The four-star general was 84 when he died Monday morning. Powell served in several Republican administrations and helped shape American foreign policy in the last...
• President Clinton's Sepsis a Reminder for Men to Treat UTI Immediately
  
  Sepsis is dangerous. Unfortunately, for former President Bill Clinton, he had to learn this the hard way. President Clinton was admitted to the intensive care unitl (ICU) at UCI Medical Center in Orange, Calif. for a urinary tract infection (UTI) that spread to his...
• Former President Clinton Hospitalized for Non-Covid Infection
  
  U.S. former President Bill Clinton is recovering after two days of treatment for an infection in a California hospital, his doctors said on Thursday. The 75-year-old was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening "for a non-COVID-19...
• What Kind of Surgery Did Pope Francis Have?
  
  Pope Francis has had surgery to remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican has described as a planned procedure. Doctors say the bowel problems that the 84-year-old pope was experiencing are very common in older people, although only about 10% to 20% of people with...
• Dr. Oz Helps Resuscitate Man at Newark Airport
  
  When a traveler became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from a celebrity doctor: Mehmet Oz.The incident occurred late Monday night when Port Authority Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old man fall to the floor near a...
• Country Singer Charley Pride Dead From Coronavirus at 86
  
  African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin,'" died on Saturday at age 86 of complications from COVID-19, according to his website. Pride, who died in Dallas, was not the...
• Singer Gloria Estefan Reveals She Had COVID-19
  
  Gloria Estefan took to Instagram to let her fans know she contracted the coronavirus. The 63-year-old South Florida resident said she had COVID-19 last month in an Instagram post Tuesday. After losing her sense of taste and smell, she decided to get tested and received a...
• Hugh Grant Shares Details of Coronavirus Battle
  
  Hugh Grant has revealed "strange" details of his battle with coronavirus. During a remote appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the 60-year-old actor shared that he and his wife, Anna Eberstein...
• Al Roker to Take Time Off Work to Battle Prostate Cancer
  
  Weatherman and morning TV co-host Al Roker has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate removed. "It's a good news-bad news kind of thing," Roker said Friday on NBC's "Today." "Good news is we caught it...
• Hollywood Legend Jeff Bridges Diagnosed with Lymphoma
  
  US film star Jeff Bridges announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of cancer that starts in the body's infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes.Bridges, 70, who is best known for his role as a tipsy slacker in the Coen brothers' cult classic "The...
• Death of 'Black Panther' Star Spotlights Early-Onset Colon Cancer
  
  Actor Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer at the age of 43 has highlighted the growing rate of this disease among younger adults, who are often diagnosed at later stages.According to Kimmie Ng, director of Dana-Farber's Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center in Boston,...

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