Health

For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released the new estimates of how common autism is. It estimates that 1 in 36 children who were age 8 in 2020 had autism. That’s up from 1 in...

A diet full of whole foods, plants and healthy oils can reduce the risk of heart disease in women, new research shows.

The CDC reported Tuesday that three people have died, and four others have had eyeballs removed because of bacterial infections linked to contaminated eyedrops.

A new report says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to basic sanitation.

Birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen are known to slightly elevate one’s risk of breast cancer. The same is true of IUDs, new research shows.

Ask the right questions to avoid surprise medical bills, like “what are my out of pocket costs?” instead of “am I covered?”

Hippocrates famously said, “Let food be thy medicine” and that applies to heart health: Diet is incredibly important.

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick. The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of those they knew who had cancer. In its...

Medicaid will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and that pushes many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace.

A Utah school district responded to claims that students were fed bugs as part of a writing assignment.

Claudia Raia and her husband welcomed a baby boy last month.

Cases of a worldwide tick-borne disease have significantly increased in the Northeastern United States between 2011 and 2019, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

University of Massachusetts warned people of the uses the popular drinking trend.