Health

As GLP-1 drugs become more available, some people might use them despite not having excess weight. LEILA FADEL, HOST: GLP-1 drugs are meant to treat metabolic diseases like diabetes and …

Gennadiy Kravchenko/iStockphoto/Getty Images Building strength and muscle comes with huge payoffs for health and longevity, but most Americans still don’t lift weights or regularly practice any muscle-strengthening activity. Why? People …

Hyrox, a timed fitness race that mixes running with workout stations, is selling out across Asia as young people fuel a booming wellness economy.

A child holds a toy bear with a band-aid after receiving a flu shot during an immunization event in Los Angeles. Flu is one of six vaccines that will no …

A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million …

A medical worker prepares a hepatitis B vaccine. Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/via Getty Images This past week has brought a dizzying back-and-forth about a …

Interest in leucovorin has been on the rise among some parents of children with autism. But researchers like Dr. Paul Offit say that the drug’s popularity is far ahead of …

Green, open spaces within urban environments, like Central Park in New York City, pictured here, can help people exercise more, which is one of the ways to prevent heart disease. …

South Carolina is fighting a new, fast-growing outbreak of the measles, as concern grows that the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

A new report points to a decline in heart disease and stroke deaths, but cardiovascular disease remains the top cause of death in the U.S. Lifestyle changes could delay or …