Health

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote to the president of the Georgia collegiate team urging him to change its name.

U.S. regulators have sent warning letters to dozens of retailers selling fruity disposable electronic cigarettes, including the current best-selling brand, Elf Bar.

Declining death rates could be due to "more sensitive screenings," experts say.

A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

A new study conducted by researchers from the Dog Aging Project reveals the positive impact of companionship from other dogs on a pet's health and survival.

In households earning more than $150,000 a year, food allergies were also found to be less prevalent, according to the study.

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic — but that ban was lifted in April. Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

In Iowa, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that the first case of West Nile virus infection was reported this year in an older adult — age 61-80 years — from Plymouth County.

Experts cited several potential reasons for the increases in suicides and homicides, including higher rates of depression, limited availability of mental health services, and the number of guns in homes.

After three Nigerian men were arrested in the "sextortion" of 100 young men and the 2022 suicide of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay, DeMay's family is speaking out.

U.S. and Mexican officials have specifically linked two clinics to the fungal meningitis outbreak, both of which closed last month.

Invasive strep A infections can cause organ failure, severe sepsis and other potentially deadly complications.

The researchers said that 33 diseases not previously established as alcohol-related were identified as higher risk – such as gastric ulcers and gout.

Recent Canadian wildfires sent air quality into the dangerous zone for cities up and down the East Coast and the Great Lakes. That pollution can take a toll on your skin now and in the future.

Check your freezer: Packages of Wawona Frozen Foods' Organic DayBreak Blend "may have the potential to be contaminated with hepatitis A," federal health officials warned.

Last year, 4,111 heart transplants were performed in the U.S., a record number but not nearly enough to meet the need.

The 54-year-old man died after becoming infected by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which can be carried by oysters and other shellfish.