Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide.

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing.

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States and it is shattering March temperature records.

Belgian pharmaceutical maker UCB says it will build a $2 billion drug manufacturing plant near Atlanta.

Federal health officials have issued a warning about controversial statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about one of his company's cancer drugs.

A Thai court on Tuesday found a major gold mine operator liable for pollution that has harmed nearby villagers, in a ruling that could influence future environmental lawsuits.

A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical nine-to-five routine.

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion.

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

Colon cancer is appearing more often in younger adults, and many of those cases go undetected until the disease has already spread.

Health officials say seven people in three states, including children, have been sickened by E.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides.

As an employee of Henry Ford Health for more than 20 years, Brooke Wessman focused on health care process improvement in administrative roles -- a job she took pride in. That sense of family became even more meaningful when, at age 45, Brooke underwent her first colon cancer screening.

Climbing stairs has been increasingly ingrained in exercise guidance, but it can sometimes be hard to find a place to do it.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s kidney function has improved but he will remain in an intensive care unit because of pneumonia.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment.

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well.

Gynecologic cancers affect thousands of women each year, yet many remain difficult to detect in their earliest stages.

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard.

Most tap water in the U.S. is safe to drink.

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

Wyoming's governor on Monday signed a ban on abortion after cardiac activity can be detected in the embryo.

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants.

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.