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In his State of the Union address, President Trump avoided health topics that he spoke of last year, including abortion and cancer. He also didn't mention his health secretary RFK Jr.'s priorities.

During a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues.

Disruptive winter storms from the Midwest to the Northeast and cold fronts in the South may have you feeling out of sorts.

Wellness influencers are pushing injectable peptides for better health, fitness, sleep and more.

A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract. The two-tone sound may help horses convey more complex information.

China's foreign aid strategy has shifted in the last few decades Now its model may be the one the U.S. is adopting even as China moves away from it.

Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big hurdle for patients seeking this specialized care.

For 50 years, a San Francisco-based group has created a space where fearful flyers can get supported exposure to air travel.

The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation.