A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees is fighting to get their jobs back after being abruptly laid off last month. In a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services...

The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. On March 10, Kennedy directed...

Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates. The move was part of a Trump administration push to cut costs and shrink the government. Last week, the...

Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a new study says. The top 20% of high-income, college-educated Americans have less heart disease risk than others, and this...

Purposeful splishing and splashing can help you trim your waist size and drop excess pounds, a new evidence review has concluded. Water aerobics led to about 6 pounds of weight loss and more than an inch off...

The number of children poisoned through exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has skyrocketed in recent years, researchers have reported. Fentanyl poisonings increased by 924% among children 12 and younger between 2015 and 2023, and by...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they’re babies and toddlers, a new study suggests. Children had a significantly lower average body mass index (BMI) through middle...

Knee or hip replacement is a major surgery, and many people must lean hard on their spouses to care for them during weeks to months of recuperation. But all that hassle is absolutely worthwhile for the one...

Love pickleball, but facing a knee or hip replacement? Odds are you’ll return to the court in no time, a new study suggests. More than 7 of 10 regular pickleball players pick up their paddle promptly following...

Findings seen among U.S. adults, with trend driven by adults younger than 44 years