Health

Scientists are digging into why a few people escape the rarest form of Alzheimer’s, which is inherited and strikes young. Every so often, someone dodges their family’s genetic fate.

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a leading abortion medication.

Colon cancer was not on Carly Barrett’s radar when she suddenly began experiencing stomach symptoms at the age of 24.

The 22-year-old is currently on life support at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Using knowledge learned during the Covid pandemic, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago successfully performed double lung transplantations in two patients with stage 4 cancer.

Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday that school administrators will be able to buy Lunchables ahead of the 2023-24 school year.

FDA staff said Pfizer’s clinical trial results on its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid support its use in adults at high risk of progressing to severe disease. 

A study finds long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer can be a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation.

This “sit to stand” test is an “indirect marker of your health,” according to a doctor.

President Joe Biden is requesting more than $2.8 billion in the federal budget proposal he’s sending to Congress to help advance his cancer-fighting goals.

Your eating, drinking and technology habits could be keeping you from a good night’s sleep.

All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot.

The city of Manchester, New Hampshire, is expanding on a new approach to tackling the opioid crisis. Officials are working to deploy rapid response teams to areas deemed “hot spots.” Community leaders met Wednesday with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of County and City Health Officials to wor...