A US woman who lived with a pig kidney for 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors have announced. Towana Looney from Alabama is recovering ...

The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.

In excess of 75 years, we’ve seen the benefits,” Dr. Tommy Johnson, ADPH State Dental Director, said. “And we’ve also seen the lack of benefits when systems actually do take away the fluoridation.” ...

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...

Texas’ outbreak began in late January. State health officials said Friday there were 36 new cases of measles since Tuesday, ...

The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is no cure for measles, and measles just has to "run its course." However, the best ...

If you are working outside during a heat wave, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends drinking 8 ounces (1 cup) of water every 15 to 20 minutes during work. Drinking water both ...

Eric Dane revealed he's been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. Here's what to know about the rare disease.

A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering ...

Montgomery is one of the nation’s worst cities for the rate of sexually transmitted infections, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. And Mobile, while lower on ...

“It will always be rural areas with low population density and high poverty that are going to get attended to last,” said ...