Health

Government health officials have approved the first drug that they say may help slow Alzheimer’s disease

Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV and set back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030

A pill has been shown to help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers at bay after initial treatment

U.S. health regulators are warning surgeons to stop implanting a heart pump recently tied to cases of stroke and more than a dozen deaths

The cicadas are back, and with them a warning from the Food and Drug Administration: Don’t eat these critters if you have a seafood allergy.

The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States.

The pandemic created treacherous conditions for eating disorders, leading to a surge of new cases and relapses that is not abating as restrictions are loosened and COVID-19 cases subside in many places

A team at UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial looking at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines, and researchers put out a call today for participants.

Americans should start getting screened for colon cancer earlier, at age 45 instead of waiting until they’re 50

Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, according to a study by the WHO and the International Labour Organization.

Parking at some prestigious cancer centers can run into hundreds of dollars. The overlooked cost is finally drawing scrutiny from hospital administrators.

Hairdressers are often the first to notice a suspicious spot on the scalp, but she wasn’t getting her hair cut during the coronavirus lockdown.

The U.S. birth rate is so low, the nation is “below replacement levels,” meaning more people die every day than are being born, the CDC said.