NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, who “hasn’t been feeling his best” over the past few days, is cancelling most public appearances this week and will undergo medical tests, according to a statement from his spokesman.

The statement, issued shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday by Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy, said the 64-year-old ...Read more

The highly contagious norovirus – popularly known as “stomach flu” or the “winter vomiting bug” – is now surging through the U.S.. The number of outbreaks is up significantly over previous years, possibly due in part to a new strain of the virus. Outbreaks can occur after direct contact with someone who is infected. Food and ...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

“How come you feel pain when you fall and get a scrape?” – Tillman, age 9, Asheville, North Carolina

Nobody likes to feel pain, but it’s something every person will ...Read more

What makes a food healthy? For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration is updating its claim on what food products can use the word "healthy" on their labels.

And both the foods being taken off the list and the new foods now approved to use that claim might surprise you.

"This was long overdue. The term 'healthy' as used ...Read more

Cucumbers have always been cool. Now, thanks to social media, they're also hot.

Viral cucumber recipes racked up millions of views in the past year, thrusting the salad bar staple into the spotlight. Which might leave you wondering: Healthwise, can cukes endure the glare? Or should they be deleted from your diet?

Unlike some online trends, ...Read more

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the lungs. In a child with asthma, the airways are very sensitive, meaning the lungs may be inflamed or irritated even though they don’t look like anything is wrong. The degree and severity of airway inflammation with asthma varies over time.

The winter months can be especially challenging...Read more

A lot of people resolve to exercise more in the new year. But jump-starting your workout routine can be challenging if you've been sitting on the couch for a while. It can seem like a daunting task.

Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at Mayo Clinic, says it's never too late to get moving, even if you'...Read more

On New Year’s Day, Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger reportedly blew himself up in a Tesla Cybertruck in an apparent suicide outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Despite having a successful career as a Green Beret and being the father of a baby born just last year, Livelsberger reportedly suffered from severe post-traumatic ...Read more

The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan and Switzerland.

Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows ...Read more

In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as stomach flu, norovirus infections cause watery diarrhea, low-grade fever and, most alarming of all, projectile vomiting, which is an extremely effective way of spreading the virus.

Norovirus is very infectious and spreads ...Read more

For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in office that may signal the end of that era, health policy experts said.

Trump’s order to withdraw from the World Health Organization means the ...Read more

Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable.

But the state’s progress in extending health coverage to all residents could come to...Read more

President Donald Trump’s early action on health care reversed some of his predecessor’s policies, but former President Joe Biden’s most defining initiatives were left intact.

Signature Biden achievements, such as the $35-per-month cap on insulin, the $2,000 annual cap on prescription drugs and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices ...Read more

California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.

Meanwhile, Florida ...Read more

Red light therapy is increasingly viewed as a promising treatment for wrinkles, acne, psoriasis, scars and sun-damaged skin, and as a supportive therapy for some kinds of cancer. But does red light therapy live up to the hype that it’s practically a panacea for all sorts of ailments?

Praveen Arany is a professor of oral biology, ...Read more

Until Jio Rodriguez was wheeled into the operating room for open-heart surgery last Valentine's Day, he'd never seen his brother Brian Rodriguez cry.

But February was a month of exploring the heretofore unknown for Jio, who until then never gave his health – and especially not his heart health – much thought.

Why should he? He was 21, a ...Read more

Vaccines are helpful in protecting against the flu and COVID-19, but could they also play a role in the fight against cancer? Imagine a future where every cancer treatment is personalized to each patient, precisely targeting their unique cancer cells.

Dr. Keith Knutson, a cancer vaccine researcher at Mayo Clinic, explains how the development of...Read more

CHICAGO — Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of the stomach bug norovirus in November and December — a dramatic increase from previous years, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

During the same time last winter, there were 22 reported outbreaks. This year’s numbers are also significantly higher than in winters before ...Read more

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

Under the secretary’s leadership, the multiple agencies that constitute HHS oversee the financing of Medicare and Medicaid, conduct research to improve ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs.

The orders he issued soon after reentering the White House have policymakers, health care executives, and patient advocates trying to read the tea ...Read more