Pakistan efforts to eliminate polio have suffered another blow after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven years.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

A ban on disposable vapes has come into force across the U.K. as the British government aims to stem their illegal use by children, reduce litter and prevent the leaking of harmful chemicals into the environment.

The Food and Drug administration has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna but with limits on who can use it.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of patients has been sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison by a French court.

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu.

The Trump administration has revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a California hospital to stay in the country, her family says.

Utah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in 2023 and argued it was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm.

A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill over the past week.

Skin experts say people of color still need to wear sunscreen.

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead.

A young child – between the ages of 0 and 4 – was diagnosed with measles last month in Broward County, Local 10 News learned Friday.

If you have recently stopped taking oral allergy medications, there’s an important warning you should know about.

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would rearrange the U.S. social safety net.

Researchers are beginning to wonder if blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in preventing cancer.

Government advisers are split on whether drugmakers should update their COVID-19 vaccines to better protect Americans this fall and winter.

A much-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war that’s pitted farmers and some prominent Republican lawmakers against health secretary Robert F.

A person attended a Shakira concert at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey while infectious with measles.

Emotional well-being.

Some studies have shown that children with autism are more at risk of drowning.

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy.

Twenty people, a behavioral health business and a church were charged in an indictment that alleged Arizona’s Medicaid program was defrauded $60 million in a scheme involving billing for mental health treatment and addiction rehabilitation.

The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.

Scientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods.

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 500 illnesses last year.