Health

The Cold War space race didn't start with Sputnik—it began with a whisper bouncing off the Moon.

An Oldsmar mother who sought fertility treatments is highlighting a common hormonal disorder after discovering she had the condition long known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS.

Your birthday tells you how many years you have been alive.

No matter how well-read or well-traveled you are, you will always learn something new about the world. Even in this day and age of instant information, you will find yourself mind-blown by a piece of information you randomly discovered.

Processed red meat, like bacon, deli meats, hot dogs and sausages, can increase stroke risk thanks to their sodium, preservatives and saturated fat.

Company hopeful the drug can help people maintain weight loss and muscle mass without the digestive issues many experience on GLP-1 meds.

If continued virus activity is detected, an adult mosquito control treatment may become necessary.

A wastewater sample collected in Bangor has tested positive for measles.

Cardiologists share signs of a heart attack in women, including how they may differ from men. Plus, symptoms to look out for and when to go to the ER.

Visitors to a southern Iowa Pizza Ranch may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for measles earlier this month.

Why the sugar in fruit isn’t the same as candy.

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first local death linked to West Nile virus this year, officials announced Thursday. A resident of the San Fernando Valley was hospitalized and died from neurological illness caused by sever…

RDs peel back the layers on the many ways bananas affect your digestive health.

A new study finds certain plant proteins may benefit your gut microbiome like fiber. Learn how plant foods can support gut health.

U.S. poison centers have recorded a sharp long-term rise in liver injuries linked to medications and other foreign substances, with most severe enough to require inpatient care.

Little Heloísa and Helena Batista da Silva — who shared brain tissue and blood vessels —suffered insufficient blood flow to their organs along with a heart attack in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Healthcare workers have an incredibly important job. They help us through illnesses, injuries, and some of the hardest moments of our lives. Unfortunately, though, medicine can’t fix everything, and sometimes even the most skilled specialists have to deliver …

Researchers at Tampere University have developed a versatile hydrogel platform that makes it easier to create customized biomaterials for tissue engineering, disease modeling, drug discovery and regenerative medicine. Their plug-and-play crosslinking technolo…

The U.S. health department said on Friday it was seeking public feedback on ​federal vaccine recommendations, including how they are categorized and communicated, after President Donald Trump's executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccinations.

Bananas are rich in blood-pressure-lowering potassium, antioxidants and fiber. They may lower blood pressure by improving blood vessel and gut health.

These fruits deliver a mix of fiber, polyphenols, flavonoids, and more that can benefit colorectal health.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The South Dakota Health Alert Network says highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) has been detected in a poultry flock in Beadle and Brule Counties. According to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH),…

If you're a patient at a hospital owned by Central Maine Healthcare, you could be owed up to $5,000.