Extreme heat warnings are in effect for parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana ...

More than 1% of U.S. children between the ages of 2 and 18 had “extremely severe obesity” in 2023 — a 250% increase from 2008 ...

The data, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also showed a significant increase in COVID-related emergency ...

A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions.

Mushrooms sold across two states have been recalled over fears they could be harboring listeria, a bug that "can cause ...

Trump’s budget proposal, from May, seeks to slash the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget by $31.3 billion ...

Many at-risk Americans either do not know about PrEP or don't have access. Here's why raising awareness is key to ending the ...

COVID-19 is surging in more than half of the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is "very high" ...

The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory on Tuesday following a small number of recent ...

This summer's COVID-19 surge appears to have begun, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Columbia nutrition expert is translating expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health into a ...

Delaware ranks 21st in the U.S. for STD rates, with 757.2 cases per 100,000 people. The state's chlamydia rate is 12th ...