Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age.

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A meningitis outbreak is sweeping through Ghana’s Upper West region, exposing a struggling health care system. With ...

For Khai Devon, fulfilling his longtime goal of finally getting top surgery is as pragmatic as it is aspirational. Devon ...

While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be ...

Billy Joel postponed his tour “due to a medical condition,” the singer and pianist announced on his website on March 11, 2025, prompting questions about Joel's health overall.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a ...

Same-day health care in Kirkland is now more accessible than ever. UW Medicine Urgent Care is now ... It can provide care to patients from two months old and up, providing quick and efficient ...

the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration and uncertainty in research funding at universities are putting our patients, children and friends at risk, from both old ...

Lionell Dotson had contended that the school kept the remains of his sister Katricia after she was killed in the 1985 bombing ...