Health

Acrobat Stefanie Millinger performs onstage during the final of “Das Supertalent 2017” in Cologne, Germany on Dec. 16, 2017. (Henning Kaiser/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) She stuck the landing. Austrian performance artist Stefanie

2018 saw a surge in DNA testing. (DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP/Getty Images) Four companies now have DNA information on more than 26 million people. That’s roughly the combined population of

Processed food (iStockphoto) Love chicken nuggets? Frequent slurper of those $1-per-packet noodle bowls? Does a majority of your daily diet come out of a plastic package? You might be setting

FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, a health worker prepares a syringe with a vaccine. (Leo Correa / AP) When Ethan Lindenberger turned 18, he was

Key West has banned many popular sunscreen brands. (bymuratdeniz / Getty Images) Soon, you may not be able to use your favorite sunscreen while vacationing in Key West. Several popular

Millennials getting obesity-related cancers (Raylipscombe / Getty Images) Younger adults, especially in the generation known as millennials, are seeing increasing rates of obesity-fueled cancers, the American Cancer Society says in

American Heart Association. (American Heart Association) Throw on a spot of red today, or a whole outfit. Women’s heart health takes the forefront in February, and the American Heart Association

Mother nursing sick child with measles. (iStockphoto) Anti-vaxxers, as parents more afraid of vaccinating their children than they are of deadly diseases are called, tend to be affluent and well

Could a cure for cancer be on the way? A group of Israeli scientists say they’ll have one in a year. (iStock) A group of Israeli scientists say they’ll have

Marijuana plants (iStockphoto) It was a medical mystery for a Calgary woman who vomited more than 30 times in a day, spent months hospitalized with a feeding tube, and dropped

The Delaney twins were fully separated in June of 2017, and are now doing well. (Courtesy of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) The now two-year-old twins who are among the youngest

As many as 7 million Americans have been sick with the flu so far this season, new CDC stats reveal. (Cecilie_Arcurs / Getty Images) As many as 7 million Americans

The overall cancer death rate in the U.S. has dropped continuously for 25 years — from 1991 to 2016 — by an impressive total of 27%. (iStock) There’s some good

Christmas Eve is potentially the most high-risk day for heart attacks, with the peak occurring around 10 p.m. (iStock) Christmas Eve may be the most high-risk day of the year

Some drug prices are expected to increase. (Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images) Prescription drug prices are expected to spike in the new year — despite President Trump’s campaign promise that