 For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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 For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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 Hurricane season is far from over on the East Coast of the U.S., and wildfires continue to rage across the west. If you're facing a storm or other major disaster, there are a number of measures y...
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 A well-stocked medication go bag can be used to soothe a cut or burn—or to save your life during a hurricane, flood, fire, or other emergency. But it’s important not to wait until you’re faced ...
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 A well-stocked medication go bag can be used to soothe a cut or burn—or to save your life during a hurricane, flood, fire, or other emergency. But it’s important not to wait until you’re faced ...
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 Almost half the sodium in the American diet comes from just 10 foods. Some of them, such as cheese, pizza, and salty snacks, are obvious. But sometimes sodium hides where you least expect it—and ...
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 Almost half the sodium in the American diet comes from just 10 foods. Some of them, such as cheese, pizza, and salty snacks, are obvious. But sometimes sodium hides where you least expect it—and ...
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 A measles outbreak centered around Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., has sickened at least 53 people, most of them children. According to the health department in Clark County, Wa...
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 A measles outbreak centered around Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., has sickened at least 53 people, most of them children. According to the health department in Clark County, Wa...
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 There are some red flags to this saturated fat.
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 Brian Whitfield sat on the floor of his office, back against the wall, gun in hand and a heavy-duty garbage bag nearby. Whitfield says he still can’t pinpoint why he felt so intensely depressed or abandoned in those moments. The chaos began about five years before, in 2011, when Whitfield visited multiple doctors for pain from knee and back injuries he had sustained while serving in the Marine Corps several years earlier.
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 Spoiler: quality matters more than quantity.
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 A few all-natural tweaks may be just what you need.
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Drinking two or more diet sodas a day is linked to an increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, a new study says. The risk was highest for obese and African American women. 
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PFAS chemicals are known as "forever chemicals," a family of potentially thousands of synthetic chemicals that are extremely persistent in the environment and in our bodies. PFAS is short for perfluoroalky and polyfluoroalkyl substances and includes chemicals known as PFOS, PFOA and GenX. 
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More than a century before Facebook, anti-vaccination campaigners had another method for spreading their message -- an eye-catching march through town with tiny children's coffins emblazoned with the words: "Another victim of vaccination." 
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Chronic wasting disease has been detected in wild deer, elk or moose in 24 states, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning hunters to avoid handling or eating potentially infected meat. 
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Ethan Lindenberger grew up thinking that not being vaccinated was normal. 
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Officials in Clark County, Washington, publish a list every day of where people infected with measles have been. Among them: busy spots like Concourse D at Oregon's Portland International Airport on January 7 and the sold-out Portland Trail Blazers' home game four days later. There's also a Costco, a Trader Joe's, numerous schools, day-care centers and churches, a swimming pool and even a trampoline park. 
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Debarrin Norman is 15 years old and loves basketball. He plays every day. But over the past two years, his mom, Toya Lacey, has seen him more and more often on the sidelines, wheezing and gasping for air. His current medication is just not doing the trick, she says. 
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Sixty-three more people have been infected with salmonella linked to raw turkey products in an outbreak that began in November 2017, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. 
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President Donald Trump, 72, is in "very good health overall," according to results from his physical examination, which were released on Thursday. 
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Current and former employees of an Ohio nursing facility are accused of mistreating two patients in their care, including one who died as a result of the nurses' actions, Attorney General Dave Yost said Thursday. 
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Inspired by a CNN investigation that revealed law enforcement agencies nationwide improperly destroyed rape kits, a Georgia lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at preventing that from happening in his state. 
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The way doctors typically approach kidney cancer treatment could be evolving. 
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A study published Monday revealed an alarming statistic: Eating a lot of unhealthy, "ultraprocessed" foods may shorten your life. Specifically, researchers found that a 10% increase in the consumption of ultraprocessed foods was significantly associated with a 14% higher risk of death from all causes. 
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Misty Diaz showed no fear as she lined up for the Red Bull 400, a brutal foot race straight up the Olympic ski jump in Park City, Utah. 
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"I love this question because I get it every day, and I always wonder why people are so obsessed with the notion that chocolate causes acne," said Dr. Patricia Farris, a dermatologist and fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. 
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When you think of your loved one, does your heart feel warm and fuzzy? Or would you say it skips a beat, goes pitter-patter or begins to race? 
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Barriers to genetic testing need to fall as knowledge of inherited cancer risks grows, surgeons say. 
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The US Food and Drug Administration is taking new action against dietary supplements, sending warning letters to companies who claim, without proof, that their products can prevent or treat Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer, the agency announced Monday. 
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Every mass shooting, act of terrorism and hate crime I read/watch/hear about in the news chips away a piece of my heart and makes me want to pull my daughters close, as if my hugs can protect them. But ultimately, none of these tragedies reduces my faith in humanity. 
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The quick and easy noshes you love are chipping away at your mortality one nibble at a time, according to new research from France: We face a 14% higher risk of early death with each 10% increase in the amount of ultraprocessed foods we eat. 
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Half of children with a mental health condition in the United States go without treatment, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. 
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It takes moxie to flip an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy one -- particularly for folks over 60. 
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Patients who are prescribed opioids and the clinicians who prescribe them have more to be concerned about than steadily rising rates of opioid overdoses, according to a new study. 
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Facebook is looking into suppressing certain anti-vaccine messaging on its social platform, a move that raises questions about free speech and public health. 
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Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world's most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk of those exposed to it by 41%, a new analysis says. 
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Don't let your guard down: The US flu season is expected to continue for several more weeks, with activity across the nation now elevated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. A flu shot is still recommended for those who have neglected to get one, but the CDC estimated this year's vaccine's overall effectiveness in preventing an infection at just 47%. 
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Zei Uwadia, a teenage girl who defied expectations by walking while on life support, has died, according to a Facebook post by her mother. 
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Racial disparities in cancer deaths between black and white patients in the United States are receding -- but more progress is needed to completely close the gap for some cancer types and age groups, according to a new study. 
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The race to fertilize an egg is a ruthless one -- and now, scientists have shed more light on the punishing obstacle course attempted by hundreds of millions of sperm cells in their bid to get there first. 
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Going for a supercharged swing could play havoc with your back, according to spine surgeons.
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Theresa May is said to eat jam after scraping mould off the surface. Is that safe?
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Social media and school pressures are often blamed for a rise in young people saying they need help.
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The smartphone is becoming a powerful medical tool that can diagnose a growing number of conditions.
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Music fan Jessica Berg urges young people to wear ear plugs at loud gigs.
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One family tell how they adapted to switching their sausages and burgers to tofu and beans.
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More and more people are signing up to the challenge.
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Four people on what happened when they grew out their body hair.
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Research suggests eating breakfast won't help adults lose weight, but it can be a good source of nutrients.
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Dutch patients with dementia who want euthanasia are less likely to get it if their disease is advanced - so many request it very early.
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This helps doctors who often struggle to answer questions from patients on how they will last.
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Late risers have poorer attention, slower reactions and increased sleepiness, a study suggests.
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Some early studies in mice suggest drugs can be developed to halt mental decline, say scientists.
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Experts link use of the drug in teenage years to cases of depression later in life.
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Most women have some form of the infection in their lifetime so shouldn't be embarrassed, experts say.
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Going for a free health check could flag up early signs of cardiovascular disease, health bodies say.
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The rash is diagnostic and means the patient needs urgent antibiotics, new guidelines tell doctors.
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A female MP calls for checks on whether male MPs had undergone the procedure.
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Ethan Lindenberger took to the website to ask whether he could get vaccines without his parents .
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Alison Owen started cold water swimming around the Gower Peninsula after she left her teaching job.
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The government wants young people to work in the care sector as care workers and therapists.
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Expectant mothers are smoking in private because of judgement from doing so in public, a study claims.
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Research suggests screening for 35 to 39-year-olds with a family history can reveal the disease early.
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The NHS also says there has been a 54% rise in the number of victims aged 10 to 19 over five years.
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More than 90% of cases were reported in 10 countries, including France, Italy and Greece.
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US scientists say they may have found a way to reduce the appetite of blood-hungry mosquitoes.
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Vanellope Hope Wilkins has been discharged from hospital after 14 months and three operations.
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Health authorities previously warned that more than two million children have not been vaccinated.
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The challenges facing health workers in the fight against the STI.
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Kenyan friends Julie Asuju and Wangui Njee talk about their experiences of living with Vitiligo.
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Tilly Lockey, 13, has bionic arms that are so sophisticated she can now use a paintbrush and apply make-up.
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A couple who both have Down's syndrome open up about their relationship.
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The Feel Good Project is a place that people with cancer can go for beauty treatments, community support and specialist advice.
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A trial to get glasses to children who need them to improve their maths and reading skills has begun.
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Amelia Taylor-Ash trains at the gym with personal trainer Joe and isn't looking back.
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Julie O'Connor, 49, died on 4 February, after her condition was missed several times.
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Many in the West say they are trying to cut down on meat, but the reality is a different story.
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