Health

Health officials are raising alarm about a rise in STDs across the United States. For the fifth consecutive year, combined cases of gonorrhea,…

There are now more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Need an excellent reason to add a dog to your life? How about living longer? “Our analysis found having a dog is actually protective against…

Most pregnant women in the United States don’t get flu and whooping cough vaccines even though the shots are safe and recommended as part of…

HIV prevention drugs will be available without a prescription starting next year in California under a bill signed Monday by the state’s…

You may one day be able to eat burgers grown in space. Aleph Farms, an Israeli food company that engineers beef steaks from cow cells, announced…

US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announced new legislation Monday that would put a cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarette products. The newly…

The aches, the sneezing, the sore throat, the exhaustion — flu season is here and you want to be prepared. Typically, the “season”…

If you could wish for just one thing, would it be happiness or a long life? Given what researchers tell us, one is likely to produce the other.…

Sia revealed something deeply personal on Twitter Friday. The singer tweeted she has a neurological disease and is “suffering with chronic…

A 5-year-old Massachusetts girl diagnosed with a rare mosquito-borne virus has returned home from the hospital, weeks after donors raised thousands…

A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina may stem from hot tubs that were on display inside an event center last month…

The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to stop using THC vaping products as investigations into vaping-related lung injuries and…

New York could end the AIDS epidemic in the state by the end of next year, the governor’s office said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week…

A tetraplegic man has been able to move all four of his paralyzed limbs by using a brain-controlled robotic suit, researchers have said. The…

Brace yourselves, America: Many of your favorite foods may contain bits and pieces of creatures that you probably didn’t know were there. How…

Brace yourselves, America: Many of your favorite foods may contain bits and pieces of creatures that you probably didn’t know were there. How…

There’s no understating the extent of America’s opioid crisis. In 2017, the same year it became a public health emergency, an estimated…

A little over a third of Japanese career women with mental health issues say their suffering was caused by some form of harassment at work, according…

It turns out that overworking your brain with either physical or mental exercise may lower your ability to delay self-gratification. And that may set…

Bakers beware: More flour has been recalled. King Arthur Flour, in association with ADM Milling Company, announced a voluntary national recall of…

What exactly is fueling an unprecedented outbreak of the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in the United States remains a…

Flavored e-cigarette use among young people in the United States increased from 2014 to 2018, according to a new report from the US Centers for…

With the end of the New York state measles outbreak, “the United States anticipates maintaining its measles elimination status,” a…

Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest are driving a spike in breathing problems and hospitalizations among children in Brazil, according to a new…

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy has long been linked to congenital defects and developmental problems in newborns. Now a new study has found a…

If you regularly enjoy coffee, tea, red wine and pastas with marinara sauce, you might be aware that these foods and beverages leave behind stains on…