Health Care

Workers are expected to bear some of the increase through higher premiums, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs.

Xylitol is a common sweetener used in a variety of products, including gums, oral care products, beverages, and food.

The $99 test neighbors swear by adds little for most people–and a new trial did not show it prevents more heart attacks.

Spinal pain is often linked to damage or dysfunction in the muscles, fascia, and nerves surrounding the bone.

The agency said Friday that overall COVID-19 and respiratory viral activity is ’very low’ as of this week.

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Millions of people grew up thinking their tonsils were useless lumps of tissue. Surgeons remove them from half a million children every year in the United States alone. Then researchers ...

So far, 12 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been reported across the state in 2026, Florida health officials reported.

Patients are asked to accept a bill for untold costs. It's not entirely legal and there are ways to fight back.

At least 48 cases have been reported as of June 30, the agency said.

The notice said chlorthalidone tablets are under recall because of ‘failed dissolution specifications.’

CMS has opened the door to paying for supervised deprescribing. Experts say the harder work is building the support patients need.

Contrast agents used in CT and MRI scans are medications, not harmless dyes.

'Healthcare providers should be on increased alert for travel-related emerging and seasonal infectious diseases,' officials say.

Millions of Americans skip or stretch medications because of cost. There are cheaper options, but only if the patient knows where to look.

The outbreak is primarily centered in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The United States eliminated the disease in the 1950s, the agency noted, but it imports cases when travelers return from countries with endemic malaria.

Scientists followed a group of indigenous people living in remote villages who maintain a traditional lifestyle.

There have been at least 500 suspected cases and 131 suspected deaths associated ⁠with the outbreak, according to the World Health ​Organization.

The World Health Organization declared the virus a 'public health emergency of international concern.'

A notice published on the FDA's website says the cream could be contaminated with a type of staphylococcus bacteria.

The outbreak was reported on a cruise ship earlier this month.

The recall was initiated due to the ‘presence of lead and lithium.’

‘This is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic,’ says Maria Van Kerkhove.

Many prescriptions are meant for short-term use–not a lifetime. Without guidance, patients often remain on them unnecessarily for years.

The beef and cheese products were shipped to Costco locations in Maryland and New Jersey, while the maker issued a recall.

The recall impacts 4,750 prescription-only bottles of pantoprazole sodium, a notice said.