Health

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…

More than 250 million school-aged children and adolescents will be classed as obese by 2030, putting huge pressure on healthcare systems, a new…

A fourth person in Michigan has died of the rare Eastern Equine Encephalitis mosquito virus, raising the death toll to eleven nationwide. Calhoun…

Lung damage in those using e-cigarettes might be caused by chemicals in the vape liquid, according to a letter published Wednesday in the New England…

Alabama on Wednesday announced the state’s first death due to lung disease associated with vaping — bringing the nationwide total of…

Nefarious individuals hacking into your pacemaker? It’s not just the plot of some sci-fi movie. It’s a real-life threat, according to the…

Walmart, the United States’ largest retailer, is the latest to announce it’s suspending the sale of Zantac and other over-the-counter…

Raise your hand if bleach is your go-to cleaner when you want to get rid of dangerous cold germs and flu viruses, or when you want to sanitize your…

Typing speeds on mobile devices are approaching those on physical keyboards, a new study shows. Researchers from Finland’s Aalto University,…

If you’re a middle-aged adult with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or existing heart disease and you typically sleep less than six hours…