Health

The Mennonite population is being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas. Here’s a closer look at the Anabaptist family of churches and some of their varying pratices, cultures and traditions.

Here’s a look at the global measles situation after the United States registered its first death from the disease in 10 years.

The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.

At least 124 people have been infected in the fast-spreading outbreak. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “we have measles outbreaks every year.”

A person who was hospitalized with measles has died in West Texas, marking the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.

Lip balm can soothe chapped lips, especially in the winter, but some people may be allergic to its ingredients.

Millions of American women are at high risk for breast cancer, but their insurance does not cover the costs of extra screenings.

An unknown illness has killed more 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday.

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.

Caminiti has been active or going to the gym since he was a child. He had a paper route as a kid and used to go to a Boys Club when he was 12.

Shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy that have been in place for more than two years have been resolved, as supplies of obesity treatments improve.

Experts say that for decades, a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially dangerous to consumers’ health.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties and 16 people are hospitalized. The state’s update was posted online Friday. Eastern New Mexico’s measles case count is up to nine, though state public health officials say there’s still no evidence the outbreak is connected to the one in Texas. Nearly ...