U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens ...

Dr. Christopher Kramer of UVA Health explains how rampant obesity and its related complications continue to drive cardiovascular deaths across the country.

A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to reveal disruptions in gene function in three brain regions of patients with ...

Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. It has been a tough year for medicine. The U.S. research enterprise has been scrambled by a series of political decisions ...

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say. People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ticks were named NPMA’s 2025 Pest of the Year due to their significant public-health impact, including rising tick-borne diseases ...

Ticks were named NPMA’s 2025 Pest of the Year due to their significant public-health impact, including rising tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and alpha-gal ...

Bird flu and TB outbreaks in the US highlighted the ongoing relevance of these diseases, despite being considered relics of the past. The FDA approved gepotidacin, a new class of oral antibiotics for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Former NewsChannel 13 reporter Emily DeVito is battling kidney disease and urgently seeking a living donor. DeVito, who shared stories of the Capital Region for five years, is now ...