Health

Philly Pretzel Factory, Campbell's, and Honeygrow are taking notice as one in eight Americans use weight-loss medications.

Funding cuts and program changes required by President Trump's big budget law are forcing states to rethink bipartisan efforts to bring Medicaid into jails and prisons.

New research suggests drinking one cup of coffee a day is actually worse for your health than drinking four—but that fifth shot could cause heart failure.

Hundreds of Orange County residents gathered at a community meeting demanding answers after several cases of children in Ladera Ranch were diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in recent years. Since 2007, around nine children living in the upscale Ladera Ranc…

A 42-day surveillance period will determine whether the country has truly contained the outbreak Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has entered a crucial phase in its latest battle against Ebola after discharging the country’s last confirmed patient, beginning the mandatory 42-day period required before the outbreak can officially be declared … The post Uganda’s Ebola battle enters its final test appeared firs

"The greatest wealth is health," the ancient Roman poet Virgil once said. Today, that wisdom extends beyond the body. A healthy brain shapes every conversation, every memory, every decision and every cherished moment with loved ones.Most people spend years wo…

The health worker was evacuated to the UK from the DR Congo after being potentially exposed to the virus.

Researchers are applying evolutionary theory to cancer by changing treatments before tumors have time to develop resistance. Mathematical models suggest that rapid, carefully timed switches between multiple therapies could improve cure rates.

The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has written to the United States government requesting the removal of Ebola-related travel restrictions imposed on Uganda, arguing that the country has made significant progress in controlling the outbreak. Kaseya said Uganda had gone about one month without reporting […] The post Ebola: Africa CDC Chief Writes

A single dose of psilocybin produced measurable changes in brain activity and possible changes in brain structure that lasted for up to a month. Participants who experienced the greatest increase in flexible, varied brain activity also reported more personal …

The pacific nation is rushing to vaccinate 300 breeding pairs of its most endangered native birds to protect them from H5N1 strain of birdflu.

Walking at a brisk pace may help support brain health as you age. Learn what new research suggests about the link between walking speed and cognitive function....

Most people picture dementia only as memory loss, confusion, and forgetting familiar faces. But the truth behind these symptoms is that these changes don’t happen overnight. And they don’t always start with memory problems. Experts believe the biological chan…

A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City. Health officials made the announcement Tuesday night. The New York City Health Department said it has confirmed the bacteria in 34 cooling towers in 33 buildings, all of which are b…

A July 2026 paper published in the journal "npj Aging" suggests that humans may have the potential to live up to 156 years.

Drinking coffee may interfere with your body’s ability to absorb or use iron, calcium, vitamin D, B vitamins, zinc, and magnesium. Timing may matter.

Congo reported 37 new Bundibugyo Ebola deaths in a single 24-hour period, one of the highest daily tolls recorded. Clinical trials of remdesivir and MBP134 are now underway.

They're at a level that hasn't been seen in 35 years.

West Nile virus has been detected in South Carolina, with infected mosquitoes found in several traps near the coast.

England is seeing "a worrying increase" in women in their 20s developing type 2 diabetes, say experts. Here's what to look out for.

Attendees of a Chase Field concert and shoppers at an East Valley mall may have been exposed to measles, according to health officials.

Venezuela says three people died of infections of hantavirus but stressed there has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in humans. The Health Ministry said …

Data from Johns Hopkins University’s U.S. measles tracker shows that the nation reported 2,295 cases as of Tuesday. That count surpasses last year’s total of 2,289 cases.