Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing nuance in these conversations.

The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is driven by various factors, but primary care providers are uniquely positioned to ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent ...

In the initial days of the Trump administration, officials scoured federal websites for any mention of what they deemed “DEI” ...

In Michigan, heart disease is the leading cause of death. According to the latest data collected by the Michigan Department ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was also tapped to lead President Donald Trump's “Make America Healthy Again Commission.” Kennedy plans to focus on the “diseases of isolation” driving chronic ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of ...

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the ...

The ruling is the opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle between Texas’ abortion bans and New York’s “shield” protections ...