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.

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

More children started kindergarten last year without having first received recommended vaccines for highly contagious and dangerous diseases, moving the nation even further away from vaccination rates ...

Nearly one-third of U.S. adults may have low iron levels that can add to problems ranging from fatigue to heart failure.

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

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. 30, 2024 – A newly FDA-approved drug will improve the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease, which impacts more than 18 million adults in the U.S ...

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

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.

Sept. 30, 2024 – Pregnant mothers plan and envision their child’s first months of life in detail, from buying adorable tiny socks to researching the best strollers. But health care officials ...