Health

With the revelation of what led to talk show host Jerry Springer's death, it is shining a spotlight once again on pancreatic cancer. Although the cancer is not as common, it does rank among the deadliest of cancers. Here's what you should know about the disease.

U.S. adults are smoking less, with 1 in 9 people reporting in 2022 that they were current smokers. Meanwhile, e-cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults.

Red Dye No. 3 has been linked to cancer and children's behavior problems in studies. The FDA banned its use in cosmetics more than 30 years ago, but it remains in thousands of food products.

A doctor says a "recent assault of viruses" could have weakened people's immune systems.

The researchers estimated that the policy could prevent 28,000 new cancer cases and 16,700 cancer deaths among 235 million US adults over a lifetime.

Does moving to a new location get rid of allergies? Here are five of the most common myths about seasonal allergies.

Down more than 200 pounds, Aaron Schichtl's transformation is only the beginning.

NYU researchers conducted a study that finds stem cells stuck in the hair follicle can cause hair to lose color.

Those who suffer from allergies know all too well their impact on sleep, daytime alertness and overall function.

Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in chicken, turkey, beef, and pork products chosen at random from supermarkets in 2020, according to a Spanish study.

A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.

The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is designating the tranquilizer xylazine when mixed with fentanyl as an emerging threat.

The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.

The Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U.S.