Health

Supporters rally outside the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, following a hearing on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …

Respiratory infections caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae are on the rise across the US. People of all ages are being affected — including an unusual surge in young children. …

Here’s a costume that won’t take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title “world’s scariest animal” this Halloween. (Image credit: Ben de la Cruz/NPR)

Is it okay for your kids to binge candy on Halloween? A pediatrician gives us the answer.

In this photo illustration, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald’s on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. …

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual health campaign to promote screening and prevention of the disease. If you have breasts, this is a great time to find out …

At a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., military doctors serve alongside civilians — in what some hope will be a model to shore-up both systems.

Have you ever felt so anxious in a tough situation that you didn’t know what to do next? That’s how Seth Kopald felt during his divorce. He worried that he’d …

Dr. Kelsey Leonardsmith (left) with colleague Dylan Flunker in the garden of Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis. The two run a program to train more doctors and nurses in the …

The FDA issued three health alerts about lead in cinnamon in 2024, after dangerous amounts of the harmful element were found in children’s applesauce packets last fall. FDA hide caption …