Potentially toxic chemicals are in the drinking water supplies of several major metropolitan areas in the US, including Miami, New Orleans and Washington, DC, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG).The findings, published by the environmental…

A second case of Wuhan coronavirus in the United States has been identified in Chicago, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in a press briefing.The patient is a Chicago resident in her 60s. She is in…

The first person diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus in the United States is being treated by a few medical workers and a robot.The robot, equipped with a stethoscope, is helping doctors take the man's vitals and communicate with him through…

A pediatric healthcare worker in Michigan was ill with tuberculosis and didn't know it while working in several locations over nine months, the state's health department said.The worker was recently diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, and the department is working with…

Advisers to the CDC say a lack of data from China about the Wuhan coronavirus is curtailing international efforts to quell the outbreak.While the advisers commended the Chinese researchers for mapping the virus's genome in just a few weeks, they…

The Wuhan coronavirus does not yet constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced Thursday."Make no mistake. This is an emergency in China, but it has not yet become a global health emergency," WHO Director-General…

A new report by the US surgeon general points to tobacco smoking as the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United States -- and notes that smoking cessation is beneficial at any age.Yet about two-fifths of…

Transgender youth have a much greater risk of suicide, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, if they have access to a puberty blocker, their chances of suicide and mental health problems in the immediate term…

Of all the alarming aspects of the rapidly spreading new virus out Wuhan, China, this is perhaps the most alarming: A single patient has infected 14 health care workers.That's what's called a "super spreader," and disease detectives are hot on…

The days of most Americans choosing a casket and traditional graveside ceremony for their funerals are over.Cremation became the top choice in 2015 and has been climbing in popularity ever since.According to statistics from the National Funeral Directors Association, or…

When the patriarch of a Boston-area family was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer, the family was told he needed to start treatment immediately.But at the first oncology appointment at Newton-Wellesley Hospital earlier this month, the family was told he…

An outbreak of new coronavirus in China has sickened more than 800 people and killed at least 26, while spreading to countries around the world.Its emergence has fueled fears of a deadly epidemic as hundreds of millions of people travel…

Marie Antoinette's hair suddenly turned white before the ill-fated French queen was taken to the guillotine to have her head chopped off, according to some historical accounts.More modern reports refer to hair turning prematurely white in survivors of bomb attacks…

What started as a mystery virus last month in Wuhan, China, has now killed at least 17 people and infected hundreds more around the world.In the US, the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed Tuesday in Washington state --…

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has temporarily discontinued two types of Excedrin items as a precautionary measure.The company has suspended production and distribution of its Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrin Migraine products, it said."Through routine quality control and assurance measures,…

How does your neighborhood rank in terms of opportunity for your child to grow into a healthy, well-educated and employable adult?If you live in one of the thousands of neighborhoods examined in the Child Opportunity Index 2.0, where two-thirds of…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN.The source…

Sperm donations from dead men is "ethically permissible," say doctors seeking to tackle the shortage of living donors in the UK.A study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics Monday proposed that men should be able to "register their desire…

After a single application, a total of seven chemicals commonly found in sunscreens can be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that exceed safety thresholds, according to studies by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the…

Governments around the world have always struggled to stop the spread of disease, from the deadly swine flu which struck the globe in 2009, to ongoing attempts to rein in Ebola in West Africa.No health authority has ever tackled the…

The National Institutes of Health is working on a vaccine against the new virus that has infected hundreds and killed four in Asia."The NIH is in the process of taking the first steps towards the development of a vaccine," said…

Heart attack survivors who carry extra weight around their belly are at greater risk of another heart attack, new research has found, another reason why measuring your waist may be more important than stepping on the scale.It's been known for…

If the weed Twitterverse is to be believed, a lot of marijuana users rely on a nightly puff or two to drift off into la-la land.And surveys of marijuana users show they do indeed rely on the drug for better…