Health & Wellness

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.

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.

The Grammy winner said he sought help last year after years of dealing with “real lows.”

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

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.

University of Massachusetts warned people of the uses the popular drinking trend.

Scientists are digging into why a few people escape the rarest form of Alzheimer’s, which is inherited and strikes young. Every so often, someone dodges their family’s genetic fate.

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a leading abortion medication.

Colon cancer was not on Carly Barrett’s radar when she suddenly began experiencing stomach symptoms at the age of 24.

The 22-year-old is currently on life support at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Jean Bailey shares some of the healthy habits that have helped her live a long life.

This “sit to stand” test is an “indirect marker of your health,” according to a doctor.

Your eating, drinking and technology habits could be keeping you from a good night’s sleep.

U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury.

Reaching into a freshly-opened bag of chips leaves many snackers wondering, what’s with all the empty space?

The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private — including information about mental health challenges — with companies including Facebook and Snapchat.

Forty-two families in Spain are pursuing legal action against a nurse whom they allege faked the process of administering routine vaccines to their children.

New research estimates that 1 in 10 premature deaths recorded could have been prevented if all study participants had gotten 75 minutes of physical activity each week.

Doctors and patients should be on the lookout for symptoms of this worrying infection.