A new coronavirus subvariant is gaining steam and drawing more attention as a potential threat heading into late autumn and ...

The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed ...

Sept. 21, was sunny, bright, almost hot outside the shade, an uplifting and cheerful day, unless you are remembering one of ...

Wastewater surveillance reveals influenza A and H5 subtype detections, providing critical insights into public health risks ...

Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in 2021, a year when health outcomes were ...

Most telling though, the results that show that the overall obesity rate in the U.S. has not changed significantly in a ...

The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.

New York's first person to contract Eastern equine encephalitis -- or EEE -- in almost a decade has died, the governor's ...

A wave of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines has resurfaced, with several anti-vaccine activistsincluding some health ...

Over 60% of U.S. adolescents are at risk of nutrient inadequacy, but adding just one egg per day can improve their intake of ...

Victim lived in upstate Ulster County, said Gov. Kathy Hochul as she announced that the state will add resources to battle mosquitoes that transmit the rare but potentially deadly disease.

Each household will be able to order another round of four free at-home test kits starting at the end of September.