Health

Researchers have developed a self-cleaning plastic wrap that repels bacteria — and could be used to prevent the transfer of antibiotic…

As the sun breaks over the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, the smooth, graceful moves of Tai Chi sweep across the green spaces below. Surrounded by dozens…

Just days after health officials urged Americans to throw out their salad kits over E. coli concerns, the Food and Drug Administration announced…

“Magic mushrooms” may have moved one step closer to becoming a treatment for depression. The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms…

Dr. Paul Spiegel looks back at the years he worked for the United Nations helping to coordinate vaccination campaigns for refugees in war-torn…

New York state health officials have extended a ban on flavored liquids used in e-cigarette devices. The state health department’s Public…

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. The Senate vote was 72 to…

For the first time since the early 20th century, more people in the United States are dying at home than at the hospital, according to a report…

‘Tis the season of holiday parties, powered by fatty, salty hors d’oeuvres with plenty of booze to wash them down. The combination can…

Despite reassurances from the federal government, some members of Congress say they worry migrant children won’t be safe from the flu this…

Three months after President Donald Trump said that the US Food and Drug Administration would put out “some very strong recommendations”…

Children born after the use of frozen embryo transfer were at higher risk of childhood cancer, according to a new study, but the risk remains low.…