Cases of leprosy are surging in central Florida, according to a recent research letter shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors said...
The family of Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without consent and used to pioneer numerous medical discoveries, reached a settlement on...
Always the epitome of confidence and charm, it’s hard to imagine that Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Melissa McCarthy has suffered from anxiety and insecurity about...
A rising number of women are succumbing to alcohol-related deaths, a new study published in JAMA Network on July 28 found. While males historically have been...
For the past two and a half years, Oregon has been trying an unusual experiment to stem soaring rates of addiction and overdose deaths. People caught...
A Georgia resident has died from a rare “brain-eating amoeba,” the state’s health department confirmed last Wednesday. The resident likely became infected while swimming in a...
There are a total of 9.2 million lead pipes across the country, with an estimated 1.16 million of them located in Florida, according to a recent...
If you’ve ever had a hemorrhoid flare-up, you know that it can be hard to think of anything other than the intense discomfort that comes with...
LeGrand Crewse, co-founder and chief executive of Super73, recently showed off the company’s latest product, a diminutive motorized bike called the K1D. Aimed at riders 4...
Logging hours in the gym isn’t the only way to reap the health benefits of exercise. Just four to five minutes of “vigorous physical activity” could...