HEALTH

The move represents an unprecedented step in a long political war over the nation’s exorbitant drug costs.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is on the rise in parts of Mexico and the United States. Climate change and dogs could be crucial to the fight against the tick-borne scourge.

He was an instrumental figure in helping amputees and paralyzed patients feel textures, temperatures and shapes through bionic devices.

BA.2.86 is the most mutated version of coronavirus since omicron, raising fears about re-infection. But it’s unclear whether it’s transmissible enough to surge.

Today, what to know about covid boosters, the new variant and how to protect those most at risk this fall.

Drug maker Mallinckrodt, on the hook for more than $1 billion in opioid settlement payments, plans to file for bankruptcy for a second time. The move imperils the $1.7 billion opioid settlement struck last year.

Using brain implants, machine learning and a predictive model, researchers decoded a woman’s attempts to speak at a rate that begins to approach natural conversation.

At least 26 people across 11 states have recently been infected in a salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles, the CDC said. Nine have been hospitalized.

The reluctance to talk about suicide has many implications. Stigma also affects everything from how people grieve to how people help prevent it.

A new study has found that people living in areas with persistent exposure to wildfire smoke may have higher risks of developing dementia.

New vaccines can stop a "tripledemic" of covid, RSV and influenza. Here's what to know about who should get them and how.

The U.S. now has three ways to immunize vulnerable infants and seniors for RSV, a leading cause of hospitalization in young children.

Consumer Reports experts answer questions about the risks of bacteria in lettuce and how to minimize them.

While health experts have repeatedly warned people to “stay out of floodwater” during Tropical Storm Hilary, some in California are swimming or playing in it.

For Rosemary McDonnell-Horita, a 29-year old with multiple disabilities, gardening gave her an opportunity to be a caregiver rather than a care-receiver.

The report finds a heightened risk for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and other health woes.

State legislatures are considering how much independence to give nurse practitioners and other medical professionals, some of whom use the title "doctor."

The risk of mental illness is highest in the year after an assault, so early diagnosis and treatment are critical, researchers say.