Health

Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, bashed her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week over his views on vaccinations, calling them “dangerous.”

When Marisa Christie arrived at the hospital for a planned C-section to deliver her triplets everything seemed to be going smoothly. But soon after giving birth, something unusual happened.  “The doctors had pulled all three (babies) out. Actually, they were resting them on my stomach to do a delayed cord clamping,” Christie, 30, of Tomball, Texas, tells TODAY.com. “My...

Rising temperatures are responsible for nearly a fifth of the world’s dengue burden, according to the new findings — a share that’s expected to keep rising.

San Mateo County health officials said on Saturday they have reported the first known case of clade I mpox in California and the United States.

Shares of Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, BioNTech and GSK closed lower on Thursday.

Health officials said there no longer appears to be a food safety concern, and McDonald’s has resumed selling Quarter Pounders with slivered onions at the affected locations

Massachusetts health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia. Children and adolescents are primarily affected by those bacterial respiratory illnesses, Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday as he urged clinicians and families to be on the lookout for potential symptoms. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a “highly contagious acute respiratory illness” that starts with…

In 2023, Sydney Towle, then 23, developed a bump on her abdomen that she could feel. When she exercised, she experienced a stinging in her stomach. Worried that she developed a hernia, Towle visited an urgent care clinic. 

Savencia Cheese USA is recalling several of its soft ripened cheeses after finding that processing equipment at its Lena, Illinois, facility may have been contaminated with listeria, a type of bacteria.

Dentists say fluoridated water was one of the most significant public health advances in recent memory. The incoming administration may not see it that way.

The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing oral phenylephrine for now.

Maria sits down with style icon Gretta Monahan and Dr. Charlotte Kuperwasser about breast cancer awareness and prevention.

We all have a special woman in our life; a mother, sister, aunt, friend, daughter and did you know that breast cancer is affecting younger women at higher rates? In this episode of Mom2Mom, Maria gets real about the “BIG C” with life-changing information about breast cancer and prevention.  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that people ages 65 and up and those with weakened immune systems get a second dose of the 2024-25 Covid vaccine six months after their first dose, NBC News reports.

Clocks fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday. Extra sleep is nice, but the extra darkness can take a toll on your mental health.

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Open enrollment season is here. It’s a time to review, renew or change your health insurance plans for the coming year. But explore with caution. Scammers are out there, hoping to trick you into giving up your personal information.  “There are scam artists targeting people, unfortunately,” said Paula Fleming with the Better Business Bureau. Every year, people fall victim...

Every year at open enrollment time, people fall victim to fake insurance representatives, phishing emails and fraudulent offers that look like legitimate plans. Here’s tips for making sure you’re talking to a legitimate health insurance representative.

The baby powder was first recalled in September.

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu.

Fresh, slivered onions on the restaurant chain’s Quarter Pounders “are the likely source” of the outbreak, the agency said Wednesday.