Health

Law enforcement in DuPage County is unveiling a new tool in the form of a QR code to help victims of domestic violence access resources in a safe and discreet way.

The CDC reported Tuesday that three people have died, and four others have had eyeballs removed because of bacterial infections linked to contaminated eyedrops.

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?”

With a dangerous and potentially deadly type of strep throat infection on the rise in Illinois, sparking warnings across the state as levels rise to their highest in years, what should parents watch for?

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

Illinois health officials are warning about a rise in dangerous strep throat cases, with at least five pediatric deaths reported so far in Illinois.

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.