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Boost your immune system with these 8 simple steps — some may surprise you
Although winter is coming to a , cold and flu season is still threatening our immune systems. Staying healthy is a marriage of several simple practices, according to Dr. Roger Seheult, a critical care physician, pulmonologist and…
Music therapy soothes depression in dementia patients, studies show
Findings suggest that music-based therapy probably improves depressive symptoms and might even improve behavioral issues by the end of treatment, researchers…
Vitamin A as measles treatment? RFK Jr.’s comments spark discussion of benefits and risks
As measles cases continue to emerge in several U.S. states, treatment and prevention is top of mind. As most infected individuals have been unvaccinated, school-aged children, U.S. health agencies have stressed the importance of…
Surgery just before the weekend a bad idea, study suggests
People who undergo surgery just before the weekend have a significantly increased risk of death and complications, researchers reported Tuesday in JAMA Network Open.…
RFK Jr. recommends measles vaccines for community immunity while supporting personal choice
Amid the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, Fox News' senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel sat down with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an exclusive interview to discuss contagion concerns. "The new Health and Human Services…
CDC closely monitoring outbreak of deadly, unknown disease in DRC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an outbreak of a deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. File Photo by James…
President Trump appoints boy battling cancer as honorary Secret Service agent: ‘Biggest honor…
During his joint address to Congress, President Donald Trump made a heartfelt gesture in reference to the Make America Healthy Again movement. Trump appointed a 13-year-old as an honorary Secret Service agent and spoke of RFK Jr.'s…
Bad meetings can produce a productivity ‘hangover,’ researchers say
More than 90% of employees surveyed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said they sometimes experience these "hangovers" -- lingering frustration and…
Make America Healthy Again: Timeline of the MAHA movement
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has taken off ever since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first pitch for a healthier America. MAHA aims to improve nutrition, eliminate toxins, preserve natural habitats and fight…
Coaches abusive to 1 In 5 NCAA athletes, survey finds
Athletes participating in a team sport were about 10% more likely to be abused, and those with a disability were 17% more likely, survey results show. Adobe…
‘The carnivore diet saved my life after decades of anorexia’
After suffering from a lifelong eating disorder that almost killed her, an Ohio woman says switching to a carnivore diet saved her life. Valerie Smith, 54, struggled for decades with multiple physical and mental health conditions,…
Injectable asthma drug resolves dangerous food allergies in one-third of children
In all, 36% of children treated with omalizumab (Xolair) for a year successfully ate full servings of allergy-triggering foods, according to phase 2 trial results.…
Woman, age 107, has a few big secrets of living a long, happy life
Family, faith and a love of dressing up are all a major part of one centenarian's life — but her years on this Earth have produced a few surprises as well. A great-great-great-grandmother whose life has been described as "a…
Study: Misdiagnosis of lupus symptoms linked to mental health, trust issues
Many sufferers of the autoimmune disease known as lupus whose symptoms were initially brushed off as psychosomatic can develop a long-lasting mistrust of medical…
Dangerous ‘gateway drug’ can lead to other substance use, addiction experts warn
A vast majority of American adults say they have consumed alcohol at some point — yet experts warn that alcoholic beverages could be a "gateway drug" to more harmful substances. More than 84% of adults in the U.S. report having drunk…
Poor sleep endangers health of two-thirds of people in U.S.
people not getting the right amount of sleep -- seven to nine hours a night -- had a 29% increased risk of premature death from any cause, researchers reported in…
‘I vaped for one year and almost died’
A Pennsylvania woman, 26, says she only vaped for one year before her lungs collapsed. Petrea Mckeithen was 21 when she took up the habit, she told Fox News Digital during an on-camera interview. (See the at the top of this…
CDC: Bad flu season has peaked in the United States
The flu season, one of the worst in years, has reached its peak and is improving, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.…
Measles cases continue to spread in multiple states following child’s death
New measles cases have been reported since the first death in West Texas amid the ongoing outbreak. The pediatric patient, who lived in Gaines County, died in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday, per a statement from health officials.The child…
Measles cases in western Texas rise to 146, possibly spreading to other areas
The earliest measles symptoms are a cough, a runny nose and conjunctivitis, or red, watery eyes, followed by sore spots in the mouth and a high fever of 103-104…