Health

For the third year in a row, Chicago ranked No. 1 on Orkin's bed bug cities list. Did your city avoid a ranking?

First lady Jill Biden is having a procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove a potentially cancerous lesion above her right eye. Here’s what the surgery entails.

The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.

It's an unsettled question, but experts cite a combination of factors.

The 988 mental health helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched — with over 2 million calls, texts and chat messages pouring in.

Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin said the Bills safety was back in Buffalo on Monday, an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he has made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati.

Cotons AI says the collar provides data previously only available in a vet's office.

The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.

A recall for the product was first issued in April 2019. At the time, 30 deaths were connected to the product.

The Y-Brush, a mouthguard-style toothbrush developed by a French company, comes with 35,000 soft nylon filaments that brush all the teeth simultaneously.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said Monday that delaying treatment to see whether children and teens outgrow or overcome obesity only makes things worse.

"Hearing the word 'Cancer' came as a shock to my wife and I, as it does to millions of families each year," Liam Hendriks wrote. "However, I am resolved to embrace the fight and overcome this new challenge with the same determination I have used when facing other obstacles in my life."

Scientists say the vaccine will protect them from disease that can ravage colonies in as little as three weeks.

Tim Belcher donated his organ to a 7-year-old boy who had Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.

Though Damar Hamlin is still recovering in critical condition, doctors described his neurological function as “excellent” Saturday.

Honey from a single floral source may improve blood sugar control, a new study found.

Here are some things to know about the FDA's approval of lecanemab, to be sold under the brand name Leqembi.

Researchers said habitual social media checking in teens is impacting their brain development at a time when they're already going through "significant structural and functional reorganization."

The Food and Drug Administration approved it for patients with Alzheimer's, specifically those with mild or early-stage disease.