Long-term use of melatonin supplements may be linked to an increased risk of heart failure hospitalization, the American Heart Association reported Monday. Melatonin is commonly used to treat insomnia and…
Lifestyle factors, such as regular exercise and healthy eating, accounted for less than a quarter of the optimism-lifespan association in the study, indicating that other factors may be at play.…
The U.S. death rate has dropped to pre-pandemic levels as COVID-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to new research. The death rate fell by…
A DermaRite Industries hand soap recall has been expanded to more than 30 products, including deodorant, lotions, shampoo, hand sanitizer and more. The recall was initiated in July and was…
Republicans on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over Florida’s move to end vaccine mandates for school children, voicing fears about the spread of preventable infectious diseases and what it means…
Susan Monarez, the former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is set to testify before a Senate panel next Wednesday, Sept. 17, on the recent high-profile…
The Trump administration is planning to ramp up oversight and enforcement of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, but will stop short of an outright ban. President Trump on Tuesday signed an…
The highly anticipated second report by the Make America Healthy Again Commission lays out the Trump administration’s planned health strategy around priorities including vaccines, childhood nutrition, water fluoridation and exposure…
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Tuesday report raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease also known as Chagas. Chagas disease can cause severe fatigue…
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — An outbreak of salmonella tied to a home-delivery meal service has sickened people in at least 10 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
A Bloomberg editorial published Tuesday criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for ousting the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), saying his leadership would make it…
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is recommending that adults 18 and older, children and pregnant women receive COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to the federal government’s recently narrowed recommendations for…