Health

Dr. Erica Schwartz is President Trump’s nominee for CDC director. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hide caption toggle caption U.S. Department of Health and Human Services President Trump …

A New Year began on April 14 for Sri Lankan Buddhists and Hindus. One custom is to boil fresh milk in a new clay pot and allow it to overflow, …

Wegovy and Zepbound are GLP-1 weight loss treatments. They are available by prescription. JoNel Aleccia/AP hide caption toggle caption JoNel Aleccia/AP It’s quite common for people to start on GLP-1 …

Jen Quevedo, center, serves as a medical interpreter for a patient at Grand River Health in Rifle, Colo. Quevedo now serves as the hospital’s language access coordinator. Ashlie Bramley /Grand …

Mark Pieper sits in his pickup after receiving one of his last dialysis treatments in Chadron, Neb., before the rural hospital there shut down that service due to financial challenges. …

A supply disruption is leading some water systems to reduce the amount of fluoride in drinking water. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images This week, the …

Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti performs at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, in 1986. In the past year, the late musician has received two historic honors: the first African artist to …

ismagilov/iStockphoto/Getty Images Lana McDonald, a 34-year-old teacher from Massachusetts, got an Oura Ring two years ago to track her sleep. When she got an email from Oura selling a set …

A forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration holds vials of fentanyl pills at a DEA research laboratory in this file photo. Fentanyl deaths are plunging in the U.S, but …

Social media influencers claim red light therapy can deliver everything from younger-looking skin to more hair growth, better sleep and even boost longevity. Does science back up those claims?