Health care officials are urging more mothers to consider a move that could help keep their babies from being hospitalized ...

Weekend warriors” – those who only exercise on the weekends -- may be getting the same health benefits as people who scatter ...

A new CDC report says severe obesity is becoming more common in the U.S. Nearly 1 in 10 adults have severe obesity, and women ...

Sept. 25, 2024 – Nearly one-third of U.S. adults may have low iron levels that can add to problems ranging from fatigue to ...

Miplyffa treats Niemann-Pick disease type C, which progressively impacts the abilities to speak, swallow, and walk or move ...

One in eight dieting Americans use intermittent fasting – but much of the supporting research has been in mice, and recent ...

The CDC says the influenza vaccine being used this flu season might be less effective than the one used last flu season, based on reports of how well the vaccine is working in five South American ...

Plaque buildup in arteries over time may increase the risk of early death, even in people who have no symptoms and appear to be at low risk.

What’s the outlook for COVID-19 and flu this fall and winter? It’ll probably be a lot like last year, experts say.

The label expansion provides a new option for the hundreds of thousands of Americans with inadequately controlled COPD.

The FDA has approved a new injectable form of the multiple sclerosis drug ocrelizumab for use in adults with relapsing and progressive forms of the disease.

The best time to start is now: A sense of purpose in life tends to decline with age and drops sharply after a dementia diagnosis. But even if Alzheimer’s-related brain changes have already begun, ...