Health

From life-saving cancer treatments to common antibiotics, over 300 medications are currently in short supply.

Forty years after the Hatch-Waxman Act created a market for affordable generic versions of prescription medications, it is struggling with persistent shortages.

Florida’s Health Department is urging people to avoid floodwaters to prevent exposure to Vibrio vulnificus.

A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes.

The justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that would violate Texas law.

Common arm positions during screening can cause a significant increase in the systolic pressure number.

Dentists say unlicensed practitioners offering cheap dental veneers are putting patients at risk.

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?

The TODAY co-anchor explains why she became “wildly fearless” and the conversation with a stranger that changed her life.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here are the symptoms and signs of breast cancer, and how you can lower your risk.

Apple cider is right there with pumpkin spice as the quintessential fall treat, but health experts recommend taking one quick step before you tip back a glass with your favorite foods.

Scott Mautz, a former senior executive, has spent 30 years studying what makes people mentally strong. Here’s how parents can help kids build mental strength.