Health & Wellness

The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry suggests. 

A new proven protocol in which doxycycline is used to prevent sexually transmitted infections, called doxyPEP, has been an apparent sleeper hit among gay men.

Some viral illnesses are known to cause rashes, like hives.

The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest number recorded since the U.N. health agency began keeping track.

KFC and Hatch teamed up to create a new “Kentucky Friend Chicken Rain” content channel to help consumers fall asleep faster.

Arizona grandmother Wanda Dench chose to open up about her diagnosis in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, saying she’s been undergoing chemotherapy.

Jessica Muniz said she had just sat down to dinner at a friends house when she noticed something wasn’t right.

A Pompano Beach mother was in the operating room at Broward Health North less than a week after she noticed the first sign that something wasn’t right. NBC6’s Bri Buckley reports.

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year.

While both seeds are great for you, there are some nutritional differences.

Here’s how to choose which type of walk is right for you.

The TODAY co-anchor explains why she became “wildly fearless” and the conversation with a stranger that changed her life.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here are the symptoms and signs of breast cancer, and how you can lower your risk.

Proceeds of the sherpas featuring the NBA and WNBA logos turned pink go to the Basser Center for BRCA research.

A third of teens and young adults in the U.S. can’t afford or otherwise access menstrual products, according to new research from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

The lifelong pen pals have written letters and made phone calls for over six decades, but never once saw each other in person — until now.

A federal judge has ordered further regulation of fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.

Reader’s Digest’s list of 2024 Nicest Places in America names locations across the U.S. known for their kindness and community spirit.

After mystery symptoms as a baby, she was diagnosed with a rare disorder that forces her to shun all UV light. She got to be a kid at a sun-proof camp.

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity.