Health

As measles cases continue to spread throughout the U.S. — with 12 states reporting official outbreaks, according to the latest CDC data — concern is growing among high-risk groups.Children under the age of 5 are most vulnerable to measles, health experts confirm.The CDC recommends that children receive two doses of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine, starting with the first dose at 12 to 15 months of age, and a second dose […]

Social media can be a great source of fitness, nutrition and wellness tips — but it also has some potentially harmful content.Enter "SkinnyTok," a popular weight-loss trend making the rounds on TikTok. Creators are pairing the hashtag with videos that share various ways to lose weight, many of them based on the goal of getting as thin as possible in a short amount of time.CHICK-FIL-A FOOD AND EMPLOYEES HELPED MAN LOSE […]

Breanna Bortner says her dog had a hand — or a paw — in saving her life."I had always heard stories where people, you know, say that their dogs could sense things," the Minnesota woman, now 31, told Fox News Digital during an on-camera interview. (See the video at the top of the article.)In 2023, Bortner — who now runs the blog "Brave Beautiful Boobies" documenting her experience — discovered […]

Amid the alarming trend of colorectal cancer cases rising among young people, a new study has pinpointed a potential source.Researchers from University of California San Diego have linked a bacterial toxin called colibactin to the increase in early-onset cases.Colibactin is produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) that exist in the colon and rectum, according to the researchers.COLORECTAL CANCER RISK REDUCED BY THIS COMMON VITAMIN, STUDY SUGGESTSExposure to […]

In a world of sitting at desks and slumping in front of screens, back pain is known to be the most common ailment among Americans.Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, a board-certified neurosurgeon in New York — who is also fellowship-trained in spinal surgery and CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine — blamed slouching and poor posture for grave effects on the back.Poor posture stretches the spine in a way it’s "really not […]

A mother of two credits ChatGPT for saving her life, claiming the artificial intelligence chatbot flagged the condition leading to her cancer when doctors missed it.Lauren Bannon, who divides her time between North Carolina and the U.S. Virgin Islands, first noticed in February 2024 that she was having trouble bending her fingers in the morning and evening, as reported by Kennedy News and Media.After four months, the 40-year-old was told […]

One U.S. governor is telling Americans to take a hike – literally.West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is encouraging residents to get outside and walk at least one mile per day.The state plans to designate official "Mountaineer Mile trails" in its 32 state parks that have hiking trails.FOOD DYES TO BE PHASED OUT TO 'MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN'The MAHA-supporting governor spoke with Fox News Digital on Tuesday while at HHS Secretary […]

Health researchers are sounding the alarm about an endocrine disruptor commonly found in paper receipts – and they say it doesn't take long for your hands to absorb the chemical.In an Apr. 14 statement, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced a notice of violation for 32 retailers that allegedly had high levels of Bisphenol S (BPS) in their receipts. In the official notice of violation on April 11, the companies […]

Reality star and podcaster Teddi Mellencamp, 43, has been fighting for her life after the spread of a deadly form of skin cancer — and on Wednesday, she revealed some optimistic news.Mellencamp, daughter of singer John Mellencamp and former cast member of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," has spoken openly about the trajectory of her stage 4 melanoma."What we have to remember is that my cancer was skin cancer. […]