Health

Several young celebrities have announced breast cancer diagnoses in the past year — a public reminder that rates are rising among women under 50 in the U.S.

The health and human services secretary is shrinking staff at health agencies and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.

The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.

Check your vaccinations before taking off for your summer travels

Young women are being encouraged to take breast cancer screenings.

Jessie J is coming forward with a health update. On Tuesday, June 3, the singer took to Instagram to announce in a video that she has been diagnosed with “early breast cancer” and noted she debated going public with her diagnosis.

After spending over 300 days at CHOP, KJ Muldoon has been released from the hospital after receiving personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy.

Alzheimers Association is releasing new ads on the importance of early detection

Last year saw the highest case count of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The travel notice advises two doses for all Americans ages 1 and older. An early dose is advised for traveling infants ages 6 months to 11 months.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

Health officials in the Bay Area advised residents on Friday to be aware of three places that were potentially exposed to a case of measles that was detected in a Santa Clara County resident.

Health officials in the Bay Area advised residents on Friday to be aware of three places that were potentially exposed to a case of measles that was detected in a Santa Clara County resident. Scott Budman reports.

Florida and Utah have already removed fluoridation from public water systems. What if the rest of the country follows?

There were five times more whooping cough (pertussis) cases in the U.S. in 2024 compared to the previous year.

A man with a confirmed case of measles was out and about in Santa Clara and Alameda counties. Kris Sanchez reports.

Two Bay Area health departments are warning of several possible exposures to measles after an adult tested positive after traveling internationally.

Two Bay Area health officials are warning of several possible exposures to measles after an adult tested positive after traveling internationally.

Nonprofit Lead Filipino and the Stanford Cancer Institute will release findings from its first-ever Filipino cancer survey conducted in Santa Clara County.

A California cancer survivor was the recipient of the world’s first in-human bladder transplant this month thanks to a pair of Los Angeles doctors.