health

The state of Vermont has reported its first death caused by Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, since 2012, the Department of Health confirmed Thursday. The patient, a man in his 70s from Chittenden County, was hospitalized in late August and died in September, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the test results showing he died…

After a routine mammogram in late 2022, Kristina Guerrero received a call for follow-up tests because doctors thought they spotted a cyst in her breast. She did not have a family history of breast cancer, so she suspected the mass was scar tissue from a previous surgery.

Antibody blood test results expected later this month may help answer a crucial question: Is there human-to-human transmission of the bird flu?

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

A new report says breast cancer has become more common in women under the age of 50.

Even as breast cancer mortality falls, breast cancer diagnoses are rising, especially among younger women and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The twice-daily pill, Cobenfy, is a badly needed new treatment option for the nearly 3 million adults in the U.S. living with schizophrenia. 

Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. Here’s what more to know about the disease.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive movement disorder of the nervous system that weakens nerve cells and leads to symptoms, including problems with movement, tremor, stiffness and impaired balance.

A new study found that nearly one third of Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency. Here’s how to address the issue.

The first flu vaccine that people can give to themselves at home will be a nasal spray called FluMist. It will still require a prescription, but it can be ordered directly from an online pharmacy.

First lady Jill Biden on Monday unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women’s health research.

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests free of charge starting later this month. Here’s how you can order.

The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next month. But experts say the changes could fall flat if states and methadone clinics fail to act.

Inside Boston IVF’s “Cryo Bio and Storage” room in Waltham, Massachusetts, are thousands of dreams — in the form of eggs, embryos and sperm — kept alive at a temperature of 196 degrees below zero. Those dreams belong to families hoping for a chance at parenthood down the road. Katy Daly, 32, who works at a pharmaceutical company in Boston,…

Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to IVF.

Kentucky’s largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines. But Louisville’s success is limited and the city has not been able to achieve herd immunity thresholds so far.

Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.

She loves sports and has become a good luck charm for the Loyola University men’s basketball team. Here’s how she stays healthy at 105.

A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with diet and exercise, a small new study shows.