Health

A new report says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to basic sanitation.

Birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen are known to slightly elevate one’s risk of breast cancer. The same is true of IUDs, new research shows.

Ask the right questions to avoid surprise medical bills, like “what are my out of pocket costs?” instead of “am I covered?”

Hippocrates famously said, “Let food be thy medicine” and that applies to heart health: Diet is incredibly important.

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick. The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of those they knew who had cancer. In its...

Medicaid will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and that pushes many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace.

A Utah school district responded to claims that students were fed bugs as part of a writing assignment.

Claudia Raia and her husband welcomed a baby boy last month.

Cases of a worldwide tick-borne disease have significantly increased in the Northeastern United States between 2011 and 2019, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

University of Massachusetts warned people of the uses the popular drinking trend.

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.