HEALTH

The study found that as a woman’s exercise level increased, her risk for Parkinson’s decreased.

For readers, Baby Milo’s story brought up memories of pregnancy loss, stillbirths and infants born with abnormalities who lived just minutes or maybe months.

Indiana's medical licensing board reprimanded OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard and ordered her to pay a $3,000 fine for discussing a 10-year-old's abortion with a reporter.

The meeting of disease detectives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drew 1,800 attendees.

The agency says a total of 224 people in the United States may be at risk of fungal meningitis following medical procedures at two clinics in the border city of Matamoros.

Experimental devices implanted in a paralyzed man's brain and spine communicate wirelessly and enhance his ability to walk and climb stairs, a paper in Nature found.

As ketamine has become increasingly popular as a mental health treatment, U.S. authorities have dramatically increased seizures of illicit forms of the drug, new research shows.

As immunity from the last big wave of infections wanes with the new XBB coronavirus variants, China braces for a new surge of covid cases.

The drug Opvee joins a growing market of overdose-reversing medications at a critical juncture in the nation’s drug crisis.

The ideal cholesterol levels for you — and whether you rely on lifestyle measures alone or use medication as well — should be personalized, an expert says.

Four people have now died after being infected by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium linked to artificial-tears products that were recently recalled.

Cities are building special shelters for older homeless people, and shelters are hiring trained staff to handle a wave of aging baby boomers.

A gap exists in the field of sports science surrounding female athletes, but author Christine Yu says things are changing.

The research found that fatal falls in the 65 and over age group had increased from 10,097 in 1999, and at a rate that more than doubled in about two decades.

The No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic communities.

One man's plight illustrates challenges faced by those with opioid addiction — especially people of color — in getting buprenorphine, an anti-addiction drug.

Dengue, a virus transmitted by infected mosquitos, can lead to symptoms ranging from mild fever to shock or death.

The World Health Organization declared the mpox global health emergency over, but health officials say gay and bisexual Americans should still be on alert.