Health

A potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria has killed five people in Louisiana this year, a sharp rise from the state’s typical death toll.

Health officials are warning beachgoers to take extra precautions before heading into the water.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia, following federal reviews that uncovered serious patient safety failur...

A recent scientific review challenged the idea that consuming more protein necessarily leads to better health, suggesting that the optimal amount depends on factors such as age, activity level and overall health.

After reviewing more than 350 studies, researchers at the University o...

The FDA has approved the nation's first flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, the manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Thursday.

The vaccine, which is based on the same messenger RNA platform used in COVID-19 shots, has been fully approved for adults...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its investigation of the Cyclospora outbreak on Wednesday, announcing that there are thousands of confirmed cases across more than a dozen states.

The intestinal illness was first reported in July among people who developed severe diarrhea after