Health

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the first mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50 and older. Health experts lauded the decision, calling it a victory as vaccine skepticism seems to be on the rise among Americans. Moderna said it hopes to begin roll…

It's counterintuitive, but our mental default settings may not be setting us up for true happiness.

Measuring faint magnetic fields is useful in a number of areas, including mapping brain activity, monitoring hearts and probing fundamental physics. Typically, picking up such weak signals requires expensive or bulky equipment, such as liquid-helium cooling t…

Prostate cancer symptoms are often subtle. Doctors explain the early warning signs men shouldn’t ignore, when to get screened and when to see a urologist.

As US foreign aid shifts from grants to cofinanced deals, Nigeria has signed one of the largest — and most demanding — health agreements on the continent.

Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon said his office was working to bring the five suspects back to Nebraska. They were arrested in Florida, Missouri, Nevada and Washington, D.C.

Five deaths in Louisiana from Vibrio vulnificus mark a sharp rise, as all nine cases involved open wounds exposed to warm seawater this year.

You’ve probably heard that hitting 10,000 steps a day is the key to health and longevity. This magic number feels like a medical rule, handed down by doctors across the globe. But where did it come from? And is it even true? Let’s step back to Japan in 1964 B…

Mr. Danny Shane Davis, age 56, of Marion, passed away, Friday August 7, 2026. He was born in McDowell county on August 25, 1969 and was the son of Charles and Mary Smith Davis....

Dr Kizza Besigye has been returned to Luzira Prison from Mulago Hospital despite his family’s concerns that he remains too weak to walk, talk or care for himself after collapsing in court nine days ago.

Around seven million more adults are living with obesity than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993.

Black Hawk County health officials are reminding Iowans to avoid recalled iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico.

A recent study suggests that basil extract might help ease anxiety and depression. When taken with standard antidepressants, patients using a nightly basil syrup reported greater symptom relief than those taking a placebo.

It’s a viral blast from the past.

Like spies evading detection by mastering disguises, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived molecules that throws the proverbial hounds of the immune system off the scent.

Museveni Orders Crackdown on Health Worker Absenteeism, Drug Theft ChimpReports

Once you know where to look, keeping your bottle fresh is just a matter of routine.

The HARO EKG-seat by Hamberger Medical records a six-lead EKG in 30 seconds while you sit, scanning for atrial fibrillation and irregular heartbeat.

Parkinson's disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the buildup of abnormal clumps of the protein alpha-synuclein inside brain cells, but scientists have long struggled to understand exactly how these toxic forms…

It's an extremely infectious virus — for people reckless enough not to get the shot.

New research from NYU Langone Health found that people who avoid three vascular risk factors in middle age had about 13 more dementia-free years.

A new Stanford University study created AI-generated viruses capable of infecting bacteria.