Health

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn...

If confirmed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, would have major influence over how the...

Several times a year, when the kids grow or the seasons change (as they inevitably do), I climb into the...

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most ubiquitous yet controversial metrics in medicine. A crude measure of weight...

The FDA says front-of-package labels would allow consumers to more easily assess how much sugar, fat and salt packaged foods...

Watching your home, belongings, and neighborhood disappear to a tremendous wildfire is physically and emotionally unimaginable. Even for people in...

There's no precise answer on how much alcohol can be consumed without increasing health risks. Jon Hicks/Getty Images hide caption...

Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his...

Parts of Los Angeles are under water advisories. Wildfires can cause damage to drinking water systems, allowing contaminants such as...

Several fires continued to ravage the Los Angeles region on Thursday, killing at least ten people and forcing thousands to...