Tufts University researchers say new findings may someday advance personalized nutrition, improving diet and reducing the risk for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease....

A new study found that residents of majority Black communities more likely to live near hospitals with specialty stroke centers but they were less likely to receive care there....

The Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office say seniors enrolled in the program are suffering and taxpayers are getting...

A strain of the superbug MRSA has emerged in pigs that is highly resistant to antibiotics and is a growing cause of human infections....

The FDA’s advisers on vaccines deliberated Tuesday on what direction the agency should give drugmakers about future modifications to their COVID shots to address changes in the...

Infectious disease doctors address safety, efficacy, dosing, and other concerns regarding authorized COVID-19 vaccines for youngest Americans....

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Your daughter’s first period can be a confusing time for her -- and for you. Here’s how you can make sure you’re both ready....

Because the virus mutates so quickly, the FDA may approve the new vaccine formulations as COVID cases are expected to surge again this winter....

People in jails and prisons are entitled to health care, but it’s not always easy to access....

Scientists create a robotic fish that can swallow microplastics pollution out of the water....

Federal and state officials spoke out quickly about what protections are still in place for access to abortion, and some governors have taken new actions to expand that...

Exercise is crucial not just for a healthy body but for a healthy brain – and we may need to start as far back as early childhood, Australian researchers say....

New government data shows testing for HIV suffered a sharp setback during the first year of the pandemic....

In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates from all sides of the issue have called for men to be part of the conversation. The Times heard from...