Air filters might help keep the air in your home fresh, but a new review finds they don’t appear to reduce your risk of catching an airborne virus. Technologies designed to make indoor spaces safer from infection...

A pregnant woman’s mental health might have profound effects on the mind of her unborn child, a new evidence review warns. Children appear to be at higher risk for mental health and behavior issues if their moms...

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (Healthday News) — Scams are nothing new and older folks are known to be vulnerable to them, but a new poll adds another sad fact to the familiar story. Among people aged 50...

Good news is fun to share, but you get more of a charge from it if you keep it under your hat for a while, a new study says. Keeping good news a secret for a bit...

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 — To address a continuing nationwide shortage, more than 77,000 doses of RSV shots for infants were released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and...

Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say. Deaths from measles increased by 43% globally in 2022 compared to the year before, resulting from an 18% increase...

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (Healthday News) — The chances of a woman having two uteruses are rare, but the odds of becoming pregnant at the same time in each uterus are even more rare. But one Alabama...

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (Healthday News) — While childhood cancer is no longer terminal for many, death rates remain higher in Black and Hispanic children, a new government report reveals. Treatments for these rare cancers have improved...

If you need medical care, you’re more likely to skip it due to cost issues if you’re American than if you’re Australian, Canadian, British or French, a new report finds. Rising costs aren’t just causing poorer Americans...

THURSDAY, Nov, 16, 2023Young adults are now more likely to vape than to smoke cigarettes, with more becoming addicted to nicotine through vaping than traditional smoking, researchers say. Nearly three in five young adults who vape (56%)...