Health

DOVER, Del. — Gov. Matt Meyer, a Democrat, established a new committee on Monday to improve health outcomes, lower health care costs, and strengthen local food systems. Dubbed the “Delaware Food Is Medicine Committee,” it aims to harness the power... Read More

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan’s next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion of a miscarriage she had about eight years ago — an experience she... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three Republican-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys on Monday stayed the legal course charted by... Read More

WASHINGTON — What is your fitness goal? Are you trying to improve your health, lose fat, build muscle, gain strength, heal from an injury or train for a sport? These are the most common fitness goals, and whichever one applies... Read More

WASHINGTON — Protein is a key macronutrient that goes beyond muscle-building; you need it for your bones, heart, cognition and immune system. However, as anyone trying to gain or retain muscle knows, you need a certain amount of protein in... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “ Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that's happening. More than a dozen data-gathering programs that track deaths and disease... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Troy A. Carter Sr., D-La., and colleagues from both sides of the aisle, gathered outside the Capitol on Thursday to announce their renewed effort to raise awareness of men’s health issues and to promote legislation aimed at... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it will add a step to the testing of vaccines before they are approved for public use. Some health experts say an additional “placebo testing” step... Read More

We’ve all seen legal commercials fishing for plaintiffs for mass tort cases. Legal advertising companies are getting more cunning with their targeting, even geofencing those who visited emergency rooms in the quest to find more clients. However, what seems like justice sometimes... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 688 people died last year during pregnancy or... Read More

Dr. Hector Ocaranza knew El Paso would see measles the moment it began spreading in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Highways connect his border city with the epicenter of Texas' massive outbreak, which is up to 663 cases. They're the same roads used by... Read More

In March, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration to explore eliminating the "self-affirmed" Generally Recognized as Safe pathway for food ingredients. This well-intentioned directive aims to address legitimate concerns about our food supply, but... Read More

Members of Congress are moving to repeal President Joe Biden’s lame-duck attempt to unilaterally purge medical debt from credit reports, a naïve idea that would do little to solve its underlying causes. But in correcting presidential overreach, lawmakers should address medical debt... Read More

In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that thankfully hadn’t yet spread. Meek, a social studies teacher... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced on Monday he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and will not be seeking reelection next year due to his cancer returning, ending his long career... Read More

WASHINGTON — Remember a few years ago when adult coloring books were everywhere? They promised to help reduce stress and improve mental health. Now that we're well into the trend, the research has caught up on how coloring may help... Read More

WASHINGTON — Let’s face it, a solid resistance exercise routine can be tedious, but effective. When it comes to cardio exercise, you have more freedom. You need to raise your heart rate, get your lungs pumping and move your body... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used a morning keynote address before a group of state lawmakers in Charleston, South Carolina, to unveil a new initiative intended to expand access to the latest treatments for sickle cell... Read More

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s twice as many cases as this... Read More

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color that draws crowds from around the world.... Read More

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Mexico must stop the flow of billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana that has polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, closing beaches... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it plans to end the use of petroleum-based synthetic food dyes in America’s food supply within the next two years in a bid to combat a myriad of health concerns,... Read More

Many Americans were forced to postpone cancer screenings — colonoscopies, mammograms and lung scans — for several months in 2020 as COVID-19 overwhelmed doctors and hospitals. But that delay in screening isn't making a huge impact on cancer statistics, at least none... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is trying to decide whether to keep an Affordable Care Act provision that requires insurers to offer no-cost preventive care tests. The court heard arguments Monday on whether the procedure for deciding which tests can... Read More

WASHINGTON — Doctors and staffers in emergency rooms in nine states and the District of Columbia are treating a new patient with a firearm injury every 30 minutes, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Read More

WASHINGTON — Imagine a Spring day, sitting in a deep squat, hands in the dirt, hearing the birds chirp and feeling the breeze on your face. You may need to swat at a few mosquitoes, but completing your task will... Read More

WASHINGTON — A new study on sedentary people found that just five minutes a day of exercise helped them become more active and improved their strength. They focused on eccentric exercise. So, what exactly is eccentric exercise? Defining Eccentric Exercise... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 different generic medications have been voluntarily recalled by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals after regulators flagged issues related to how the drugs were manufactured in India, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. To ensure the safety and uniformity... Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas health officials are investigating a measles outbreak they now believe was caused by exposure to the virus at a Clarion Inn hotel in southwest Kansas. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a total... Read More