The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced lower prices on 15 costly prescription drugs under Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy.

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — a vocal supporter of the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement and a harsh critic of Covid shots — has been named principal deputy director at the CDC.

The flu has started spreading earlier than usual in some parts of the country, prompting concerns that cases could soon erupt as millions of Americans travel and gather for Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays.

People with higher muscle mass and a lower visceral fat-to-muscle ratio tend to have younger brains. New research shows what works to slow cognitive decline.

More families sue ByHeart as company confirms botulism spores were found in its infant formula

Lung cancer is more curable when it’s found at an earlier stage. But up to 20% of people diagnosed never smoked - making them ineligible for screening.

Pediatricians and vaccine experts have long said that autism is among the most studied childhood conditions and that no credible research has ever suggested a link between it and vaccines.

Measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah could spell the end for U.S. elimination status

Health insurance companies often require patients to try cheaper drugs that may or may not work before more expensive ones prescribed by their doctors.

Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine outperformed the standard flu shot in a Phase 3 clinical trial, according to results published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A new West Health-Gallup survey finds that almost half of adults, 47%, say they’re worried they won’t be able to afford health care next year — the highest level since the groups began tracking in 2021.

While the $349 a month out of pocket deal for Ozempic and Wegovy may increase access for many people, it could backfire for patients that rely on coverage through insurance.

The factors that lead to heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and bad cholesterol, can begin decades earlier.

Numerous companies offer hormone level tests, which may involve blood, urine or saliva collection, and can be very expensive. The results may not be accurate or useful, doctors say.

On social media, influencers add scoops of colostrum powder to drinks. On podcasts, ads tout it for a number of benefits: better immunity, improved gut health, weight loss, exercise recovery. Here's what to know about colostrum supplements.

A growing number of hospitals now recommend that more pregnant women take low-dose aspirin for a potentially deadly complication.

A 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person known to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a tick bite.

The government shutdown has ended, but Senate Democrats didn’t get a key provision they were fighting for: extending the Obamacare tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year. Here’s what you need to know:

Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have risen sharply in recent decades. The findings could offer new insights into what’s driving this increase.

All lupus cases may be linked to a common virus, study finds