Health

A view outside the UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City this week triggered an outpouring …

President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his health secretary. Kennedy has endorsed debunked theories blaming vaccines for autism and other conditions. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide …

Two people who were diagnosed with cancer during childhood describe how the experience interrupted their educations — and eventually led them to vocations in the medical field as adults. SCOTT …

Scientists have an idea of how bird flu would have to evolve in order to spread more easily among humans: a mutation in one protein on the virus’ surface could …

kovalto1/Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’ve ever Googled a list of health symptoms — and become convinced you have a serious illness and are doomed — you might be suffering from hypochondria. …

When someone you love loses a person they love, it can be hard to know what to say. You want to show your friend you love and support them, but …

Research about the degenerative brain disease known as CTE in athletes has largely focused on American football. But a new study of ice hockey players has found a link between …

Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week. (Image …

The latest in a string of food safety recalls, the CDC is recalling Mexican cucumbers due to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 68 people in 19 states. …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Nov. 1, 2024 in Warren, Mich. Kennedy has been named to lead the Department of Health …