health & wellness

Retinoids and hydroxy acids are common ingredients in trendy skin care products, but they can irritate young skin.

“I just choose to be happy,” Sherri Moody says as she adjusts to life after the ordeal.

With 35 measles cases already confirmed in the U.S. this year, doctors and people who’ve gotten the disease describe how severe it can be for kids.

For more than two years, Camilla Row kept telling her doctors about heartburn-like pain that wouldn’t go away.

Lake shared that she and her husband embarked on a health journey together at the end of October 2023.

According to government guidelines, fruit, along with vegetables, should form the cornerstone of your diet. Yet, the reality is that a mere 12% of adults meet the recommended 1 ½ to 2 cups of fruit (or the equivalent) daily. 

Women who exercised regularly had a 36% lower risk of dying from a cardiovascular issue such as a heart attack or stroke, the study found, whereas men who exercised regularly had a 14% lower risk. 

High levels of niacin, an essential B vitamin, may raise the risk of heart disease by triggering inflammation and damaging blood vessels, according to new research.

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, according to his wife.

People in the remote area of Hunza Valley, Pakistan live to 100 years or beyond. Samantha Shea, who has been living there for two years, shares their diet and lifestyle secrets for longevity.

Bone fractures related to pickleball have increased 200% over the last 20 years.

When Reish Baboolal experienced shortness of breath he thought he had a cold. He later learned he had congestive heart failure and needed bypass surgery.

Scot Pollard needs a heart transplant, and the already dire predicament is made more difficult by the fact so few donors can provide him with a pump big and strong enough to supply blood to his body.

The country music star died at 62 on Feb. 5.

Dozens of psychedelic startup companies are racing to begin selling mind-expanding drugs for depression and other mental health conditions, riding a wave of promising research and media hype. The rush to market has sparked patent battles among companies trying to claim key ingredients found in magic mushrooms and other drugs, most which have been used recreationally for decades. The commercial...

The American Heart Association is asking people to wear red on Feb. 2 to raise awareness about efforts to eradicate heart disease in women.

People do not need to wear lead aprons or thyroid collars when getting X-rays at the dentist, according to the American Dental Association.

It’s billed as an alternative for people with obesity who don’t want bariatric surgery or weight-loss drugs. But does it get the same long-term results?

Research suggests that skipping breakfast may be more harmful than you think. Here are two reasons why breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

King Charles III is in a hospital to undergo a procedure for an enlarged prostate — an extremely common condition among older men.