GENETICALLY engineered “toxic male” mosquitoes could help kill off disease-spreading females.Scientists say the gene-hacked male insects...

President Jimmy Carter ‘s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, supported for the almost 50...

When I read the recent news story – with the research from Australia’s Griffith University – saying that exercise can add over a decade of h...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six years after he entered office vowing to be California’s “health care governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered t...

One of the many challenges over the coming months and years will be to rebuild Syria’s health system, obliterated by over a decade of target...

WHEN your child falls ill, it can be easy to assume they need to stay home from school.But many parents might be keeping their kids away...

The first U.S. bird flu death has been announced – a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.Heal...

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By Amita Graham, MPH, CNM, RN, IBCLC Data and research regarding the benefits of breastfeeding are numerous and overwhelming. Health offici...

Snacking isn’t always about meeting a hunger need. Sometimes you just want something to munch on. That's when having popcorn in the pantry (...

By CARLA K. JOHNSONWith the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk.Moderate drinking w...

Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., may receive some support, or at least an open...

The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according t...

Are you even a wellness influencer if you haven’t posted a photo of avocado toast or a green smoothie to the ‘gram at one point or another?...

Shafaq News/ China iswitnessing a surge in respiratory virus infections, identified as HumanMetapneumovirus (HMPV), prompting reports of ove...