Health

James Antaki has worked for over 30 years on a device to help infants with holes in their hearts and other defects. Now it’s all at risk.

A seafood company failed to follow federal safety rules to prevent potential botulism contamination. A business was hawking dietary supplements with the misleading claim that they’d cure, treat or prevent disease. A fresh sprouts producer didn’t take adequate precautions against contamination.    The Food and Drug Administration laid out ...

In a survey, patients reported dismissive comments and being told to lose weight, go to therapy or drink more alcohol to cope with sexual dysfunction.

A physician in California who goes by Dr. Andrew Cassidy on social media says the most challenging aspect of working in pediatrics isn’t caring for the children — it’s dealing with the parents. “100%,” Cassidy, who practices family medicine, lamented in an Instagram reel that has resonated with fellow healthcare professionals and teachers, many of ...

A new U.S. government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50.

When Christine Parasram makes her rounds, she’s caring for newborns with the same care she once received as a NICU baby herself — and as a NICU mom.

3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold announced he has received a stage 4 kidney cancer diagnosis and that the band will be cancelling its upcoming tour.

House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to use records from Medicaid and Medicare to study autism.

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

Dr. Vinay Prasad was an outspoken critic of the FDA’s response to the pandemic, including the former vaccine chief, Dr. Peter Marks.

Waking up with itchy eyelids might seem like a typical allergy symptom but it could also be a sign of eye mites.

Ethel Caterham became the world’s oldest living person, per the Gerontology Research Group, after a 116-year-old Brazilian nun and teacher died on Wednesday.