As people with high blood pressure have lost their health insurance, they have stopped taking their medications. The number of those who have hypertension and don't know it has increased as well.

Two large studies that looked at whether permanent hair dye raises the risk of cancer came away with similar, and not-so-similar, results.

New ranking places Hawaii at top of the list for healthiest state, with Mississippi at the bottom.

Trials for 1 of the 9 contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine have been halted after a participant in AstraZeneca's vaccine trial fell ill.

The proportion of patients filling their opioid prescriptions post-surgery increased between 2014 and 2017, a new study shows.

Reports of teenagers taking Benadryl for recreational use has worried doctors and parents alike.

A physician in Cleveland wants researchers and the media to recognize that when they write about overdoses and firearm deaths among young people, that they are writing about people, not statistics.

If you've been thinking of taking an e-scooter for a spin, you may want to think twice. Doctors have treated almost 71,000 e-scooter injuries in just a few years.

A new category to consider if you ever plan to relocate: what the locals pay for their prescription drugs.

If you've bought peaches or shrimp lately, check to see if they've been recalled because of salmonella.

Teach children how to act - and not act - around dogs. The number of dog bites is dropping, but not for babies.

Onions don't usually carry salmonella, but the FDA had to recall onions distributed by Thomson International Inc. because of possible contamination.