As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely ille...

Millions of new cancer cases around the world may be caused by infections that are either treatable or preventable, suggesting that the cancer could have been avoided altogether.

An unidentified illness is stumping medical professionals and keeping patients sick for weeks on end in the Des Moines area.

Public-health experts say the incident should serve as a wake-up call.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Flu season may be getting a head start this year, and experts say that's a good reason not to put off your flu shot.F

A broken test tube is an unsettling image: shattered glass, spilled liquid, a dangerous bacterium suddenly outside its container.

When the White House heard US citizens had been exposed to the deadly virus, it issued a clear directive: None would be coming home for treatment.

The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note resemblances to the conditions that some theorized preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.…

18 nurses seek seats in the Senate or House

A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-movin...

TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis and certain types of cancer are leadin

The pneumonic plague is nearly always fatal without treatment.

A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin.

It's 'alarming' to see these infections in otherwise healthy patients, researcher says

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, after 108 cases were reported in the state this year.

More than 1,000 people have been infected and nearly 200 have been hospitalized as the state struggles to contain the spread of the extremely infectious disease.

Flu might be here early this year, clinical surveillance data suggest.

MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More frozen organic berries sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's are being recalled because they could be contaminated with

Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...

Capturing data about the timing and symptoms of menopause could help address many unanswered questions about this common yet ignored experience.

Health insurers are deploying AI to deny claims — and putting people’s health at risk.

Most people don't do it enough.

The study also distinguishes between feeling fatigued and becoming progressively less able to maintain performance post-COVID.

Groups losing health benefits include refugees, victims of sex trafficking

For years, the way doctors diagnose heart attacks has largely relied on research and testing standards developed using data that came mostly from men.

Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital's famed AIDS clinic have shown the immune system can be primed to keep the virus in check — a promising advance just as U.S. funding cuts threaten future rese...

Shifts in blood proteins could point to ways to fight menopause “brain fog” and prevent later dementia

There's a new fungus amongus, and it's raising red flags among health care experts because it resists all the major antifungal treatments.  The discovery involves Candidozyma auris (formerly known as ...

France will step up its support for efforts to eradicate Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of ​Congo, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday during ‌a visit to a region hit by the virus...

Pennsylvania’s reported measles cases are almost at 1,000 for 2026, days after its health department confirmed the figure had passed 900. “977 measles cases have been confirmed across 39 coun…

While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are crafting a more ambitious plan to implement u...

Sugary foods combined with antibiotic treatment can damage the gut microbiome in ways that could leave people vulnerable to dangerous infections, a new study shows.

Doctors nationwide have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children.

FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer in U.S. adolescents is on the rise, experts say, and a new report finds it's typically caught in its more d

Naegleria amoebas’ exploration skills and crawling behaviors could help explain how the brain-eating variety travel into human brains.

Higher burden of medical debt is associated with significantly increased incidence of late-stage lung, colorectal, cervical, skin, kidney, bladder, and head/neck cancer, new research shows.

Experts say now is an ideal time to get a flu shot, before influenza starts spreading widely

Congo's Ebola outbreak has resulted in over 4,000 deaths, with authorities struggling to contain the virus.

The mosquito-borne disease is spreading more than usual in Florida.

A new study reveals that vaping in households with asthmatic children significantly increases the risk of asthma flare-ups. Researchers found that secondhand exposure to vaping, even without tradition...

How do you teach the immune system to recognize a cancer cell? Researchers are taking clues from the tumor itself, selecting unusual protein fragments and putting them into a vaccine.

A study from the University of Iowa Health Care found that age and gender played a role in self-reported long COVID symptoms, but the recency of a COVID-19 vaccine or booster was not a factor.

Short, slow jogs may help induce a positive mood and promote executive function in the brain's prefrontal cortex, an area that is important for mood and cognition, a recent study suggests.

'No one wants a tick bomb on their ankle,' says public health entomologist

THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley’s adult sons received an urgent email from the dementia care unit at Vista Grande V

Congress members from both parties pushed to get back a service removed by the administrator last year.

Proposed changes to the federal government’s health survey would undercount Americans with disabilities, advocates say.

Measles is traveling, with outbreaks in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and exposures on transportation and in sports. What should you know before getting on a plane or train?

The Trump administration has refused to spend billions of dollars that Congress appropriated for health programs, putting them at risk of expiring Wednesday when the fiscal year ends.   Such a move…

Drinking nonalcoholic beverages such as energy drinks and bubble tea has been linked to an ​18% increased risk of depression,​ but coffee seems to have a protective effect. 2 experts weigh in on why.