Health & Science

The imaging tool used to diagnose bone injuries, cancer and other diseases may expose patients to unnecessarily high radiation doses

Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters ventured out of labs, hospitals and offices Friday to stand up to what they call a blitz on life-saving science by the Trump administration.

Health officials in Lubbock, Texas, held a press conference on Wednesday following confirmation of the first death related to the current measles outbreak.

The measles outbreak in West Texas has increased to 124 cases, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

A vaccine for poultry was just approved. Will we need a bird flu vaccine for humans, too?

Over 20 states are suing the Trump administration over planned cuts to funding at medical and public health research institutions nationwide.

Mass General Brigham has announced the successful completion of another gene-edited pig kidney transplant, the first of a three-person pilot study.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday in a confirmation hearing.

The risk of developing dementia may be much higher than previously thought, a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine has found.

A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk.

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.

The common stomach bug is highly contagious, spreads on surfaces and through the air, and people can catch it every year.

The study found that bees in hives under lamp posts are staying up at night, which could impact people and the food they eat in the long run.

U.S. life expectancy rose last year, hitting its highest level since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Doctor explains what you need to know about what is informally referred to as “brain fog.”

Red food dye is commonly used in beverages, snacks and candies, but it’s come under scrutiny for possible links to cancer and behavioral problems in children.

Researchers attribute a rise in autism diagnoses to increased screening and changing definitions of the condition. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims linking autism to childhood vaccinations are receiving new scrutiny now that President-elect Donald Trump has selected him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a sprawling agency with a budget of $1.7 trillion that oversees research into both autism and vaccines.

The child experienced mild symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Control and Prevention.

A report from the U.S. surgeon general found significant disparities in smoking rates based on race, income and sexual orientation, and said smoking and secondhand smoke cause 500,000 deaths every year.