It’s been shown that reactivation of the chickenpox virus can lead to the accumulation of aberrant proteins associated with Alzheimer’s.
The Food and Drug Administration has been reluctant to approve flavored e-cigarettes over public health concerns.
A cancerous spot was found during routine check-up in a dermatologist’s office, which forced John Cena to re-think his lax attitude about sunscreen.
Alarmed by his weight and the toll it was taking on his health, Tom Carroll lost 132 pounds in a unique way: eating a Chick-fil-A salad every day.
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul.
Sixty percent of the average American diet is made up of ultra-processed foods. Here’s what they are, why a nutritionist links them to possible health problems, which foods to avoid and which you can feel good about, like canned tuna. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.
A single dose of an experimental drug dramatically reduced levels of a deadly form of cholesterol, often thought to be untreatable, for up to one year.
Three pet owners whose cats got bird flu describe their symptoms and quick declines. As such cases mount, public health experts are warning about raw meat and raw milk.
Mexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics.
In his resignation letter, Marks wrote that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that’s risky because it gives the virus more opportunities to replicate, increasing the chance it could change to spread easily among humans.
Florida, Ohio and South Carolina are considering similar measures, while in New Hampshire, North Dakota and Tennessee, lawmakers have rejected them.
Potential organ donors are screened for viruses, bacteria and other infections, but rabies isn’t usually among those tests.
The Department of Health and Human Services cut another 10,000 jobs as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s words during the measles outbreak concern many. News4’s Erika Gonzalez explains.
Health and Human Services is planning to cut 10,000 jobs across the sprawling department.
