What is Legionnaires' disease? Symptoms, how you get it

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. The disease is contracted when people breathe in contaminated mist or vapor. Here is what you need to know.

Medicaid, Medicare may cover weight loss drugs under new pilot program: report

Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have surged in popularity, but high prices have left them out of reach for many obese Americans.

Watch the 3M PFAS documentary | Everywhere & Forever: Blood. Water. And the Politics of PFAS

A new FOX 9 documentary "Everywhere & Forever: Blood. Water. And the Politics of PFAS." will reveal the inside story of how 3M withheld early research into PFAS contamination and how a state regulatory agency shut down its own research.

Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test for kids

The president signed an executive order that expands on kids’ participation in sports and physical activity, while promoting good nutrition.

South Carolina boy dies from brain-eating amoeba in lake

“My son was a very smart individual. If he had one warning, he would have thought swimming in the lake was a bad idea," the boy's father said.

Availability of wearable tech to help fitness goals
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You've seen them or probably own some but wearable technology helps many on their fitness journey and now Heath & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says they should be available to everyone. FOX Medical Team's Deena Centofanti breaks down the benefits.

Here are the states with the best and worst health care in 2025: Study

A new study has found which states offer the best health care in the United States, combining low costs with strong health outcomes.

Judge blocks Trump efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

A previous injunction specifically blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn’t provide abortion care or didn’t meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.

Deion Sanders reveals bladder cancer diagnosis

Colorado coach Deion Sanders said he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. Here's what we know.

World's most premature baby defies all medical odds to reach 1st birthday

Nash Keen, born at 21 weeks and weighing 10 ounces, just celebrated his first birthday and earned a Guinness World Record as the most premature baby to survive.

Study finds weight can return months after ending use of anti-obesity drugs

Researchers in a recent study discovered that people taking medications to help them lose weight might experience weight gain after they stop using the drugs.

CDC: US fertility rate dropped to all-time low in 2024

The fertility rate has been sliding in America for close to two decades as women wait longer to have kids or choose not to have them at all.