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Paper in JAMA Internal Medicine finds state-level policies vary widely, claims largely unregulated Read More.

Ruth Lemay credits physical activity and a healthy diet for her longevity. She reveals one exercise that always makes her feel better and a surprising food she calls her favorite. Read More.

When the season changes from summer to fall, bringing shorter days, cooler temperatures and more time indoors, it can be difficult to keep up your regular healthy habits. Read More.

Less than 1% of people infected in the U.S. get tested and treated for kissing bug disease (Chagas disease), potentially raising the risk for serious complications like heart failure. Read More.

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC. Read More.

The global type 1 diabetes (T1D) burden continues to increase rapidly driven by rising cases, ageing populations, improved diagnosis and falling death rates, according to the results of a new modeling study being presented at this year's Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Vienna (15-19 Sept). Read More.

What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. Read More.

Scientists are uncovering how sleep affects brain health. In people with narcolepsy, brain scans reveal slow, rhythmic pulsations during wakefulness, hinting that a hormone missing in this condition may be tied to brain fluid clearance. Read More.

Once limited to the Southwest, valley fever now threatens vast swaths of the U.S. It's often misdiagnosed, and it can lead to terrible disease. Read More.

Here’s what’s happening when you feel that ear pressure, the most common causes behind it, how to find relief and when it may be time to see a doctor. Read More.

Researchers warn that widespread use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic among women of reproductive age may pose hidden risks to pregnancy. Flinders University researchers caution that many women using popular weight-loss medicines during their reproductive years may not be aware of potential risk Read More.

On World Sepsis Day, health experts remind Americans that sepsis strikes 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year and causes more than 350,000 deaths -- but most have no idea what sepsis is or how it turns deadly. Read More.

A doctor confirmed Lisa Healy's condition can "mimic depressive symptoms and lead to misdiagnosis," causing fatigue, low energy, and mood changes. Read More.

Millions of people end up in the ER every year because of accidents that could have been prevented. The results are often serious injuries that prevent a person from working or even just enjoying life. Read More.

President Trump distanced himself from Florida's plans to end vaccine mandates including for schoolchildren, calling some vaccines "so amazing." Read More.