Health

Following legal procedures that took several hours Friday, the judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial declared a mistrial after the jury earlier in the day told the judge they were deadlocked on whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children.  

The keto diet may have surprising benefits for liver health, a new study suggests.

A new potential weight loss treatment could provide many of the benefits of GLP-1 medications while avoiding some of the potential risks that come with eating less.

A locally-acquired case of dengue fever has been confirmed in Orange County, and more than 40 cases across Florida. Here's what to know about signs, symptoms, and prevention.

Leading medical organizations have issued updated guidance urging Americans to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 this fall.

A teenager who contracted a brain-eating amoeba in North Carolina has died, just days after the rare infection claimed the life of a child in Louisiana. 

A product sold for weight loss has been recalled because it contains toxic substances that can cause “a wide range of serious and potentially life-threatening adverse effects.”

Updated guidelines now list 19 modifiable dementia risk factors, expanded from the original 12.

Locally acquired dengue fever cases in the Bay Area have climbed to 33, prompting mosquito control agencies in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to ramp up surveillance, inspections and spraying, according to the Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA).

Higher blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were linked to a higher risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event, a new study finds.

The United States Department of Agriculture is shuttering two of their research projects used to study cyclospora, the foodborne parasite that has infected thousands of Americans in 20 states over the summer. 

A North Carolina teenager is in critical condition after contracting a rare brain‑eating amoeba, state health officials said.

North Carolina health officials are urging people who touched baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to contact their local health department after several goats tested positive for rabies.

Walmart has agreed to pay a $50 million settlement over allegations its pharmacies were illegally filling thousands of prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.

ealth officials have issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory in Orange County after chickens tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting mosquito control crews to increase efforts in areas where the virus has been detected.

Legalizing medical marijuana reduces health-related job absences, according to a University of Georgia study.

A new Brown University-led study found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine Shingrix had a 24% lower relative risk of a dementia diagnosis over four years than those who were not vaccinated.

The largest foodborne outbreak of its kind in history has expanded, with three additional states now reporting cases of cyclosporiasis linked to recalled iceberg lettuce. 

The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-Sanofi for the 2026-27 season.