Health

Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds.

NBC 5’s Courtney Sisk visited a bottled water distribution site in University Park to share who is at risk.

Some U.S. states now allow over-the-counter sales of ivermectin, sparking debate over drug access, regulation, and evolving public health policies.

Cutting-edge robotic technology at Baptist Health allowed Mary Lou Davis to undergo bypass – without cracking open her chest.

Several young celebrities have announced breast cancer diagnoses in the past year — a public reminder that rates are rising among women under 50 in the U.S.

The health and human services secretary is shrinking staff at health agencies and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.

The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.

Most people exposed to the virus do not develop symptoms, though illness typically occurs two to 14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito, officials said.

Jessie J is coming forward with a health update. On Tuesday, June 3, the singer took to Instagram to announce in a video that she has been diagnosed with “early breast cancer” and noted she debated going public with her diagnosis.

After spending over 300 days at CHOP, KJ Muldoon has been released from the hospital after receiving personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy.

Last year saw the highest case count of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The travel notice advises two doses for all Americans ages 1 and older. An early dose is advised for traveling infants ages 6 months to 11 months.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

Florida and Utah have already removed fluoridation from public water systems. What if the rest of the country follows?

There were five times more whooping cough (pertussis) cases in the U.S. in 2024 compared to the previous year.

A California cancer survivor was the recipient of the world’s first in-human bladder transplant this month thanks to a pair of Los Angeles doctors.

The new variant is called NB.1.8.1. It arrives as the United States’ official stance on COVID-19 vaccination is changing.

Most people who take dietary or herbal supplements do so on their own, not under a doctor’s advice.

In June, Danielle Campfield-Carter will celebrate two years cancer free, but her journey to remission has been anything but easy.

In June, Danielle Campfield-Carter will celebrate two years cancer free, but her journey to remission has been anything but easy. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.