Health news

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has sickened 54 people on New York City’s Upper East Side, prompting widespread testing of building cooling towers in the area — including at the world-famous Guggenheim museum.

An anti-inflammatory diet rich in leafy greens and sardines may offer even more protection against dementia for some older adults than the highly regarded Mediterranean diet.

Last month, Sarina Eckman got a letter from the state of Montana that made clear she could lose her Medicaid coverage — but left her confused and with questions about what she needed to do to keep it.

Insurers are proposing a rate hike of about 14%, driven by rising healthcare costs, inflation and the loss of enhanced tax subsidies.

An Idaho woman who claims that vaccines killed her twins was charged with murder. She is the plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the American Academy of Pediatrics’s vaccine recommendations.

Candida auris can “colonize” the skin and spread easily to surfaces.

Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes “explosive” watery diarrhea, has sickened dozens of people in Michigan and other parts of the United States.

Sweltering conditions will hit the Midwest and much of the East Coast through the July Fourth weekend, with temperatures expected to reach at least 100 degrees.

Cyclosporiasis, a nasty parasitic infection that causes “explosive” watery diarrhea, has sickened dozens of people in Michigan and other parts of the U.S.

Legendary actor Danny Glover revealed in a Today exclusive interview that he has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for multiple years.