Health

When it comes to exercise and healthy lifestyle habits, it is never too late to start. I see far too many times people say they wish they would have started th…

Reminders of life outside Lilly Downs' Denver hospital room dotted the walls.

U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults younger than 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Sept. 20.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have suffered with migraines on and off for about five years. Recently, the oral therapy I've used seems to be less effective. While I know…

Q: My daughter is on her cellphone a lot. How do I talk to her about sexting and other privacy concerns?

LOS ANGELES -- I go to the Strand at Hermosa Beach each week and take in the fresh air. Most weeks, I get there and the sun is setting, the sky is an orangish-…

In conjunction with the first day of fall in mid-September, Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign observed to raise awareness about inj…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The tattoos on Billie Stafford's hands -- inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths …

Fall is the peak time for many viral illnesses. However, it is also a time of seasonal allergy surges.

September is recognized as cholesterol education awareness month. Cholesterol can be a confusing subject for some. What is cholesterol? What does it do?

Ultra-processed food can become the go-to diet for people on the run, as they sacrifice nutrition for convenience.

PHILADELPHIA -- After three relapses in rehab, Agnes Muto desperately wanted to maintain her progress following her latest round of treatment for an addiction …

DURHAM, N.C. -- The procedure had only ever been performed on pigs, doctors told Tayler and Nick Monroe as they huddled over their dying newborn son.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he sometimes holds off on filling his blood pressure…

As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty…