Health

Cold weather doesn’t cause a cold, but it can affect you in surprising ways. Here’s how to stay healthy during winter.

For many Americans, finding affordable long-term care is a challenge. One congressman wants to create a federal program to help.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it was not going ahead with a policy change that would limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgeries and medical procedures. The new policy would have reimbursed doctors based on time limits set by the insurer.

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates.

More than 67 million beneficiaries rely on Medicare for health care coverage, and they still have several days to select their plans for 2025.

“I’m battling something man and it’s something internal, your boy is going to get through it,” said the 47-year-old former Vikings and Patriots great.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on Friday raised concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services.

The drug is already sold to treat HIV infections and Gilead plans to seek approval soon to use it to guard against infections.

Whole cucumbers shipped to 13 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces have been recalled because of potential salmonella contamination, the FDA says.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dark view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New research shows the vast majority of Gen Z and Millennials are worried about climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain talked with mental health experts about ways to cope with the difficult emotions.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.

Contrary to many predictions, abortions did not decline nationally after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Here’s what’s behind the trend.