Medicine

The Trump administration has expressed interest in exploring psychedelics for their potential in treating PTSD and other debilitating mental health issues, various officials have shared. "The Department shares the goal of ensuring that…

1 of 5 | A California egg producer is recalling around 1.7 million eggs sold in retail stores in nine states because of salmonella concerns, the U.S.…

How long can you hold a plank — and how does it stack up to others in your age group? That’s the question that was posed on "Fox & Friends" Thursday morning, when co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones competed in a plank…

1 of 2 | If approved, the shot -- lenacapavir -- would be given twice a year and could be a big step forward in the fight against HIV. Adobe…

A woman in Texas has died after contracting a fatal brain amoeba from contaminated water. The patient, 71, had used a nasal irrigation device filled with unboiled tap water from an RV’s water faucet, according to an alert from the U.S.…

Ground beef subject to the public health alert was sold at Whole Foods Market locations nationwide and also sent to distributors in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois and…

A key part of the nightly bedtime routine is getting comfortable in a certain sleeping position — but how do you know which one is best? A majority of American adults (69%) sleep on their side, according to a recent poll. That is…

The findings call into question the whole concept of the "power nap." People with certain types of napping…

A Fox TV news anchor discovered this week that he had skin cancer during a live TV segment. Mike Jerrick, co-host of "Good Day Philadelphia" on FOX29, was broadcasting a skin care segment with Dr. Joanna Walker, a dermatologist with…

People on low-calorie diets scored higher for symptoms of depression, compared with those not dieting, researchers reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…

Carbohydrates may have gotten a bad rap, but a new study from Tufts University finds that some are better than others — and that older women in particular could reap the benefits. The research, which was recently published in the…

People who improved their healthy eating in middle-age had a 25% lower risk of lower risk of dementia, compared to those whose diets got worse, according to findings…

Christmas Eve is usually an evening of fun and festivity — but for one Illinois family in 2023, it came with a life-threatening medical emergency. After enjoying a few holiday traditions, the Patton family had just gotten settled at…

1 of 2 | Women who reported consuming caffeinated coffee in mid-life scored better on measures of "healthy aging" in later years, according to a study…

A popular morning beverage could do more than provide a perk. It could also help women stay healthy as they age. That’s according to new research from Harvard University, which followed a group of nearly 50,000 women from the Nurses'…

Paradromics, a competitor of Neuralink, announced Monday it safely implanted a brain-computer interface into a human patient last month at the University of Michigan,…

Exercising regularly in the three years after treatment for a common cancer could significantly improve survival rates, an international study has revealed. In the research, a total of 889 colon cancer patients who had undergone…

For those with a hair care routine, a brush is an essential tool for daily upkeep — but brushing hair while it’s wet could cause more harm than good. The common habit could permanently weaken hair at a "molecular level," according to…

A total of 14 outbreaks have been reported this year, with 16 through the entire 2024. An outbreak is considered three or more related cases. Photo by Airman 1st…

Cavities are incredibly common, affecting 90% of adults between the ages of 19 and 64 — but they are often preventable. Also known as "dental caries," cavities are damaged areas in the hard parts of the teeth caused by tooth decay,…