New research reveals a deepening crisis in prenatal health as geography and income increasingly dictate whether a mother…
Athletes in sports where weight and body image come into play, such as figure skating and wrestling, can be particularly…
Colon cancer symptoms can be subtle. While lifestyle changes can help reduce your risk, open communication with your family…
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases…
The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving…
Substance use disorders are widespread in the US, but many people wrongly equate detoxing with being cured.
To lower health care costs, the Trump administration will have to wrangle a complex system fraught with competing interests.
When a hobby becomes something larger, with a focus on improving skills and developing deep knowledge, it can deliver surprising…
Four years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling gave states the power to ban abortion, further restrictions are arriving…
Public health scholars worry that the resurgence of measles may signal a coming wave of other vaccine-preventable diseases.
Due to the body’s natural tendency to restore its former weight, many people regain their lost weight when they stop using…
A German habit has been trending in recent weeks: ‘lüften,’ or airing out your home. It can help older, damp homes…
The pilot, launched in January 2026 in 6 states, could reduce wasteful spending, but increases provider paperwork and risks…
Red meat and dairy may be grabbing the headlines, but processed foods and sugary drinks remain the real drivers of chronic…
Rehabilitation from stroke has traditionally focused on improving the function of the most severely affected arm. But training…
The US will no longer participate in the WHO’s global influenza monitoring system – a shift experts say will lead to…
Nurses are leaving the profession faster than they’re being replaced – in part due to the emotional and physical toll…
The proposed rescheduling of marijuana could have far-reaching implications in science, medicine and criminal justice. What…
Detroiters are hospitalized for asthma four times more often than Michigan residents overall. A proactive approach to care…
Social media and advertising is full of messages about what you should or shouldn’t eat. But making health and nutrition…