Category: Health

A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced.

The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella.

A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer’s might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms

Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a

The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.

Relationship OCD is gaining awareness, but limited data means little in known about how common the condition is.

All newborn babies are set to have a heel prick test for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in England.

While loneliness has been shown to harm one’s health, framing it as a health issue shifts responsibility from society to healthcare, even though healthcare alone

Modern anticancer medications that combine tumor-fighting drugs with proteins that specifically target cancer cells are a relatively new class of drug, often given to patients

As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to

A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, also called a ketogenic diet, can help some people lose weight by forcing their bodies to burn fat for fuel instead

While wearable health sensors are becoming increasingly common, current iterations are awkward to wear.

For many people with Parkinson’s disease, the body stops moving the way it used to. A hand may tremble at rest. Muscles may stiffen.

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that microglia – the main immune cells of the brain – play a critical role in maintaining the