Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

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The Toronto Blue Jays received an unfortunate injury update on outfielder Addison Barger on Friday.

Padres placed RHP Lucas Giolito on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 22, with right elbow inflammation. Giolito was scheduled to take the ball against the Dodgers this weekend. That’s no ...

West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start since 2004. The CDC is encouraging people to prevent mosquito ...

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BOSTON — Red Sox rookie starter Connelly Early’s medical imaging revealed posterior elbow inflammation. “That was kind of the ...

Learn how Powassan virus spreads through infected ticks, why cases in Maine and Rhode Island are raising concern, and what symptoms can make the infection dangerous. Health officials in Rhode Island ...