Health

Officials in Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency after infant mortality rates in the state rose. Doctors and women on the front lines of the crisis discuss the obstacles …

Researchers are calling for greater recognition of an obscure form of malnutrition-related diabetes. This year, the International Diabetes Federation gave it an official classification. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Since the 1950s, …

California is seeing a spike in cases valley fever — an illness spread by fungal spores. Researchers speculate the rise is tied to patterns of drought and precipitation.

The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy. (Image credit: Justin …

Colin Killick, executive director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, responds to President Trump’s claim linking autism with acetaminophen use during pregnancy.

The Trump administration has linked use of the painkiller acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism. Here’s what the science, and doctors, have to say about it. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption …

Wellness influences claim sea moss can boost gut health, reduce anxiety and give you glowing skin. But is there evidence it works?

Helen Tager Flusberg, director of Boston University’s Center for Autism Research Excellence, talks about the Trump administration’s claim linking acetaminophen and autism.

The Trump administration announced Monday that the FDA will be updating drug labelling to discourage the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women, suggesting a link between the painkiller and autism.

A family gathers food in the community pantry at the Central Texas Food Bank on March 26 in Austin, Texas. The Trump administration’s USDA is ending a yearly food insecurity …