Medicine

More than 90% of employees surveyed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said they sometimes experience these "hangovers" -- lingering frustration and…

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…

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…

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,…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of mortality, comprising 32% of all deaths. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless against the condition — there are some steps they can take to help reduce the risk.In addition to…

A measles outbreak in Canada's Ontario province continues to grow, with health officials reporting more than 140 cases on Thursday, making it the most severe outbreak in…

Demi Lovato, Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Billy Strings and Willie Nelson have all sung about being "California sober." What does that mean — and is it any healthier than drinking alcohol?You don’t have to be from California to…

Several states have reported measles outbreaks largely among unvaccinated people in Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and New Mexico. Photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew…

New evidence is highlighting just how important sleep is for overall health. Emerging research published in The Journal of Immunology found a link between sleep deprivation and the immune system, and the potential to develop obesity,…

The test can measure the level of cancer cells in a tissue sample within 15 minutes, quick enough to give surgeons feedback while the patient's still in the operating…

"Normal" levels of vitamin B12 may not be enough to ward off dementia, new research finds. Researchers at University of California San Francisco studied 231 healthy older adults (averaging 71 years of age) who did not have dementia or…