Health & Wellness

A particular fast food order — called the “McDonald’s migraine meal” online — might hold the sweet, salty power to stop a migraine in its tracks.

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded, the CDC reported Wednesday.

Amid an ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S. that’s killed two children and one adult — all unvaccinated — the health secretary has pushed unproven remedies.

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The return of the spring garden can be dreaded by many allergy sufferers. Here’s a list of allergy-inducing plants to avoid this season.

U.S. health officials say a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people.

Sleep doctor Dr. Samanta Dall’Agnese shares some of the most common reasons why you might find yourself up in the middle of the night, and how to handle it.

Using IVF to start a family can be painful, due to daily hormone injections. A new technology being developed at MIT aims to fix that by delivering hormones through a patch on the skin — a device that could also deliver medicine for other treatments as well.

Walgreens is expanding the number of its retail stores served by its micro-fulfillment centers as it works to turn itself around and prepares to go private.

In a survey, patients reported dismissive comments and being told to lose weight, go to therapy or drink more alcohol to cope with sexual dysfunction.

A new U.S. government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50.

Ethel Caterham became the world’s oldest living person, per the Gerontology Research Group, after a 116-year-old Brazilian nun and teacher died on Wednesday.

For a hit of minty freshness at any time of day, a stick of gum or a breath mint will do the trick. But which is better for you?

Now, there’s an increasing amount of evidence to suggest that timing plays an important role when it comes to reaping coffee’s health benefits.

Lawmakers in Florida gave final passage to a bill banning fluoride in public water systems on Tuesday, with the state House voting 88 yay and 27 nay.

Americans’ life expectancy increased throughout the 20th century, but in some states people aren’t living much longer than they were 100 years ago.

Women health CEOs say the presumption it’s OK for women to ‘suffer,’ from early parenting to menopause, needs to be replaced by actual treatment and services.

Dr. Arif Kamal, an oncologist at the American Cancer Society, explains what kind of sunscreen to use with your children and how often to reapply it.

A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr..

Where you live, what you’re allergic to and your lifestyle can make a big difference when it comes to the severity of your allergies.

Registered dietitian Kylie Sakaida practices stress-free eating by meal planning and not aiming for perfection in her diet. Here are the meals she has weekly.