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Pennsylvania authorities on Monday confirmed the state's sixth death connected to a measles case as the state deals with the highest number of cases nationally. The Franklin County Coroner released an advisory on Monday stating a 39-year-old female with "several underlying conditions" had died following a recent measles diagnosis that had been treated. The coroner's...

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The combination of medications also showed increased inflammatory immune activity compared with Taltz alone.

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Diet soda drinkers lost roughly the same amount of weight as water drinkers in a surprising long-term study.

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U.S. measles cases this year have surpassed 4,000, with over 25 percent of the nation's reported infections coming from Pennsylvania, according to recently released data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are currently 4,080 measles cases reported across 47 states and Washington, D.C., the CDC confirmed Friday. Out of these reported...

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Federal authorities and lawmakers are cracking down on synthetic concentrates of kratom, an herbal product sold legally over the counter in most states, as concerns rise over their risk to public health.  The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) signaled heightened concerns about kratom-derived extracts earlier this year when it announced plans to temporarily ban products conta...

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