Make sure you wash your hands well before digging in this Thanksgiving; norovirus, known for causing unpleasant stomach symptoms, is on the rise.

New evidence suggests there may be a critical window for hormone replacement therapy use in women to maintain estrogen levels and protect against cognitive decline.

Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.

Kennedy is one of about 50,000 Americans who have spasmodic dysphonia.

Free food may fill your stomach, but it doesn’t always satisfy the desire to feel fully human.

Unlike with alcohol, there is no universal standard for THC levels while driving. But that doesn't mean it's safe.

Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea and foodborne illness in the United States, according to the CDC​.

More than 41,000 bottles of Walgreens-branded nasal spray have been recalled due to potential bacterial contamination.

Tryptophan, found in food, is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter serotonin. But is that enough to support it as a possible mood booster? The research is decidedly mixed.

Norovirus has been rising in the U.S. since as early as mid-October, especially in states like Louisiana, Michigan and Indiana, according to data from WastewaterSCAN.

Dr. Ralph Abraham has been Louisiana's surgeon general since 2024.

Tryptophan, found in food, is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter serotonin. But is that enough to support it as a possible mood booster? The research is decidedly mixed.

Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn’t eat, sleep or function without it. As more states legalize marijuana, use has become more normalized and products have become more potent. Daily use even outpaced daily drinking, with nearly 18 million Americans reporting in 2022 that they use marijuana every day or nearly every day, up from less than 1 million three decades earlier.

For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. Laboy, who first smoked at 18, said marijuana has long soothed symptoms tied to undiagnosed ADHD, childhood trauma and painful experiences — including cancer treatment and his son's death.

Nearly 14% of tests came back positive compared to 7% three months ago.

Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. Laboratory tests of 36 samples of formula from three different lots showed that five samples contained the type of bacteria that can lead to the rare and potentially deadly illness, the company said Monday on its website. “Based on these results, we cannot rule out the risk that all ByHeart formula across all product lots may have

Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S.

Free food may fill your stomach, but it doesn’t always satisfy the desire to feel fully human.

Schlossberg says she was diagnosed shortly after welcoming her second child.

The subclade K flu strain is a variant of the H3N2 virus.

The flu has started spreading earlier than usual in some parts of the country, prompting concerns that cases could soon erupt as millions of Americans travel and gather for Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays

Jessie Creel’s cough started in May last year. At the time, a primary care physician diagnosed the mother of three with pneumonia. But the antibiotics didn’t work and her cough persisted. During a camping trip in the summer, she coughed up blood. She kept losing weight. She wasn’t able to sleep.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Six months later, Creel, then 42, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. She was active, a r

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their cells into tiny factories that churn out a protein that is essentially the active ingredient in drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro.

Those signs about surprise insurance charges are intended to keep patients informed – but new research points to a negative side effect.

The RSV shot isn't suggested for everyone like the flu vaccine is. Here's who is at risk and how to get a shot.

The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to follow “gold standard” science. Scientists say the problem is that they are often doing just the opposite by relying on preliminary studies, fringe science or just hunches to make claims, cast doubt on proven treatments or even set policy. This week, the nation's top public health agency changed its we

By 2030, more than 70 million Americans will have osteoporosis or low bone mass.

Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.

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Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.