Health

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of Zepbound for adults with obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/iStockphoto …

About 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Researchers have studied the brains of these very generous people, and say they may feel others’ pain more …

Physician assistant Danis Walker vaccinates a construction worker outside a Lowes Home Improvement store in New Orleans on June 11, 2021. Rosemary Westwood/WWNO hide caption toggle caption Rosemary Westwood/WWNO A …

On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to streamline the state’s response to avian flu. More than half of the human cases in the U.S. so …

The skateboarders of Bolivia’s Imilla Skate do their heel flips and backslides in polleras — colorful, layered skirts worn by the country’s Indigenous Aymara and Quechua population. “By skating in polleras, we want …

Since 2018, “Bill of the Month” has investigated medical bills totaling almost $6.3 million — including nearly $2.8 million that patients were expected to pay out-of-pocket. Cited at statehouses, the …

Shane McMahon, a paramedic, checks on Stephanie Joseph, 91, who received care through Mass General Brigham’s hospital-at-home program. Craig LeMoult/GBH hide caption toggle caption Craig LeMoult/GBH Shane McMahon arrived at …

For a food product to qualify as ‘healthy’ it must fall below certain limits on added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. Hispanolistic/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hispanolistic/Getty Images At …

A woman in Manila gets blood drawn for an HIV test. HIV infections are soaring in the Philippines. Health specialists blame a lack of sex education and the stigma associated …

A few years ago, I picked up dancing again after many years of taking a break. I was surprised how happy and free it made me feel, in addition to …