Health

A South Texas school district canceled classes for two days due to a spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, wastewater viral levels are rising across Texas.

Dallas County health officials confirmed a measles case and identified three potential exposure locations in Allen, Fairview, and Frisco earlier this month.

A new medical study advises chronic marijuana users suffering from uncontrollable scream-vomiting, or "scromiting," to quit the drug completely.

Dolly Parton kept her cancer diagnosis private before her death, raising questions about why some patients hide their health battles and the stigma involved.

The findings suggest that the artists of ancient Egypt cared deeply about every step of their work.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said the move will put children "at higher risk for getting sick"

Uganda is expanding its Ebola preparedness beyond its borders by supporting treatment capacity in the DRC and strengthening surveillance along key movement corridors.

A two-day medical outreach in Gulu is bringing free specialist consultations, diagnosis, treatment and referrals closer to thousands of people from northern Uganda.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies Uganda has joined the Rotary Cancer Run campaign, urging Ugandans to combine cancer awareness with regular screening and early detection.

Uganda has added a mobile Biosafety Level Three laboratory to its outbreak response tools, allowing health teams to take advanced Ebola testing closer to affected communities within hours.

“I wouldn't want to wish this on my worst enemy.”

Parliament’s Health Committee has raised concern over reports that bereaved families are being charged up to Shs150,000 to collect bodies of relatives who died at Mulago Hospital.

Women experiencing a chronic lack of sexual desire still routinely engage in sexual activity to maintain relationship stability. A review of clinical trial data quantifies exactly how often this obligatory intimacy occurs and explores the psychological reason…

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shot back at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on social media after the governor blamed him and the Trump administration for playing a part in the measles outbreaks that led to two deaths in hi…

MPs have raised concern over rising patient numbers and shortages of medicines, specialists and funding at Uganda Cancer Institute, warning that limited resources are threatening access to care.

Neanderthal pelvises suggest childbirth and pelvic floor stability shaped human evolution more than walking efficiency.

Learn how to get rid of age spots with topical skincare treatments like vitamin C, retinoids, and sunscreen. Shop top picks from dermatologists and editors.

Researchers found a weight loss pill that torches fat by burning energy, not blunting hunger, sparing muscle and preventing rebound in mice.

The shingles vaccine may also reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in Nature.

Andrea Califano began his career as a physicist. But that's not why he's now calling cancer a quantum disease. "We're really just following the data," says Califano, the Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology at Columbia University Vagelos Colle…

“What [Emma] said really resonated with me. I could not die before David; I needed to take care of him. But I also needed to take care of myself.”

New research has found a link between greater consumption of xylitol and a higher chance of major cardiovascular problems like heart attack.

"People treat it like nothing, then their body starts falling apart fast by forty."