Health

We know relationships are important for our overall well-being. We’re less likely to have heart problems, suffer from depression, develop chronic illnesses — we even live longer. Now, thanks to …

New research indicates the uptick in requests for sterilization following the Dobbs decision on abortion was not a temporary trend. Nationally, numbers of tubal ligations and vasectomies are up.

As extreme heat grips the nation, doctors and researchers hoping to understand the heat’s real-time risks are tuning into a relatively new tool from CDC: the Heat & Health tracker.

Excess sound from airplanes or freeways or equipment can affect health. Kevin Carter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Carter/Getty Images Last June, an anti-noise advocacy group, Quiet Communities, sued …

A homeless family with a two-year-old child on Towne Avenue in Los Angeles’ Skid Row in April 2024. A new study tracks how housing insecurity affects children’s health over time. …

Going to the gym is a great way to get exercise — once you get into your gym duds and motivate yourself to start working out. But in other parts …

Cicadas make noise — and it can be difficult for children with autism and others with sensory issues to deal with. Educators, parents and scientists give some ideas for coping …

Grace Bisch holds a picture of her stepson Eddie Bisch, who died from an overdose, while protesting during oral arguments Dec. 4 at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The …

In Kentucky, abortions are banned in almost all circumstances except in cases when a pregnant women’s life is in imminent danger of death or permanent injury. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide …

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species that transmits dengue, draws blood meal from a human host. James Gathany/CDC hide caption toggle caption James Gathany/CDC It’s already a record-breaking year …