At the age of 77, former NBA Commissioner David Stern has passed away, according to the National Basketball Association, following a brain hemorrhage he suffered in December.

Thursday morning, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar held a joint press conference about scientific research into marijuana.

Without any known health benefits of fluoride to babies, and with known potential harms, expectant mothers would do well to decrease or limit the amount of fluoride they consume.

Democrats find abolishing private health insurance more controversial than making taxpayers pay for all abortions and for the care of illegally present foreigners in the U.S.

Despite dedicated time for all 10 Democratic candidates to lay out a plan or set themselves apart in the 2020 presidential health debate, nothing of substance came from the first night.

A new study suggests that when our brain works harder to read or write something, the better we recall the information. Enter Sans Forgetica!

An estimated 5 million adults and 1 million children used homeopathy in the past year. Those who practice it believe microscopic amounts of natural substances can stimulate natural healing.

In the United States, antimicrobial resistance causes more than 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year—the equivalent of a Boeing 747 crashing each week. 

Despite ample reason to believe that faith in a higher power is associated with improved health, very little is still known about the effect religion has on the living body.

A study from the National Institutes of Health found that children who consume two hours of media a day have lower thinking and language scores on tests than peers who didn’t.

Testing is not a cure. Therapies are not a cure. Would you really want to know if you are going to develop Alzheimer’s disease?

He believes the marijuana’s current classification inhibits research for medical advancements that include cannabis and cannabinoids.

According to a report in 2017 by the International Trade Union Confederation, at least 1,200 foreign workers had died in Qatar since it was awarded the World Cup in 2010.

Very few lawsuits against opioid makers were brought by victims or their families. Instead, they are being filed by cities, state’s attorneys general, and even Native American tribal councils.

There has been no change in black-white disparities over between 2006 and 2015, and women’s increasing age during pregnancy is only a part of the equation.

The administration proposes changing the FDA’s name to the ‘Federal Drug Administration,’ making clear that its focus will solely be on drugs, devices, biologics, and tobacco.

More than those bags, Kate Spade represented girls like myself, from a town in the Midwest, who wanted to leave school and build something that was great and beautiful.

The memorial decorations, parades, cookouts, and family time set aside in reverence falls short of recognizing the true loss of life that war brings.

WalletHub just released a report on the states with the biggest drug problems in 2018 to highlight the states that are winning and losing the war on drugs.

In a world where we will do everything possible for a few extra hours, the question of ‘should we?’ can be extraordinarily hard for some to grapple with. Barbara Bush showed how.