So far this year, there have been 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, e. coli or other unidentified ...

Dear Eric: My husband has told our kids they cannot have any friends inside of our home. They can play in the front yard and ...

Life expectancy in 2023 rose 0.9 years to 78.4 while the overall mortality rate adjusted for age declined 6%. Death rates ...

New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier or exercise more might have the added benefit of helping to reduce one's “biological ...

That means if someone smokes a pack of 20 cigarettes per day, “20 cigarettes at 20 minutes per cigarette works out to be ...

Compliance with seat belt requirements has climbed to nearly 92% nationwide, and New Hampshire is the only state without a ...

Drug overdose deaths fell sharply in San Francisco in 2024. Experts credit better access to overdose-reversal medication and ...

A new study has found that VO2 max is a better measure of cardiovascular health than body mass index (BMI). Here's what it is ...

A virus known as the stomach bug that has surged across parts of the country is the cause of nearly all diarrhea outbreaks ...

In broad swathes of Africa and in a handful of Latin American countries where it was brought by enslaved Africans, river blindness endangers perhaps 200 million people.

Losing weight is perpetually one of the most popular New Year's resolutions, but it's easier said than done for just about ...

Norovirus, more commonly known as the stomach flu, cases are on the rise. As cases increase around the nation, here's what to ...