US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media platforms, because although sites allow ch…
The mortality rate of pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States rose almost 30% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new study.
The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing a blood donation policy that focuses on individual risk instead of blanket assessments, the a…
Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials released Friday, will be difficult to watch -- but it may also be hard to avoid. …
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday halted the emergency use authorization of Evusheld because it does not appear to protect again…
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to speak at Vanderburgh Co.'s first Infant Mortality Summit
The day-long event will be a community call to action to work to improve fetal, infant, and maternal health outcomes in the community, accordi…
A panel of independent experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to update …
At first, Brandon Tsay froze when a gunman aimed a firearm at him, he said. He was sure those would be his last moments.
Radiation from nail dryers may damage DNA and cause cancer-causing mutations in human cells, a new study has found — and that might have you w…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the "logistical and legal" aspects of testing wastewater from airplanes for c…
The allowable levels of lead in certain baby and toddler foods should be set at 20 parts per billion or less, according to new draft guidance …
David Adams spent half a decade fighting an illness he couldn't name. He was in and out of the hospital several times per year. His inflamed j…
Dense breast tissue has been associated with up to a four times higher risk of breast cancer. However, a new study suggests few women view bre…
The US Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccine process to look more like what happens with the flu vaccine, accord…
A rough respiratory virus season in the US appears to be easing, as three major respiratory viruses that have battered the country for the pas…
The Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center is in extreme need for blood as they kick off the year 2023.
Henderson County is experiencing a rise in overdoses and deaths this year. Community leaders came together Thursday to combat this epidemic.
Since the summer launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the new three-digit number has seen a significant rise in call volume -- routi…
The US Department of Agriculture is taking steps to improve the transparency and standards for products that are currently considered organic.
As we scroll through the curated lifestyles of the influencers we follow on Instagram or YouTube, it can seem like they have it all together a…
High egg prices may tempt you to start your own backyard flock, but chickens carry some health risks
With egg prices rising, more people may be shopping for their own backyard chicken flock.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in "a moment of peril" and a "strong, effective, and more accountable" agency is an urgen…
Fish caught in the fresh waters of the nation's streams and rivers and the Great Lakes contain dangerously high levels of PFOS, short for perf…
CDC investigates possible, but "very unlikely a true risk" complication of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in seniors.
Going for a walk in a park or along a lake or a tree-lined space may reduce the need for medication for anxiety, asthma, depression, high bloo…
After weeks of high demand that stretched supply, Walgreens removed its online purchasing limits for children's pain- and fever-reducing medic…
When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin dropped to the ground from a cardiac arrest earlier this month, help was by his side in under 10 second…
Undergoing clinical trials around the world is a brain surgery that doesn't need an incision or produce any blood yet drastically improves the…