After undergoing breast reduction following breathlessness and back pain, Renee Smith praised the procedure as life changing. Online critics questioned her choice and her husband, while commenters with similar surgeries rallied around her.
Alcohol use is easing nationwide, but adults ages 50 to 64 are moving sharply in the opposite direction, with heavy drinking up more than 36% as experts warn that aging can magnify alcohol’s effects and hidden health risks.
Fitness coach Jacob Zemer says sufficient protein, regular strength training, seven to nine hours of quality sleep and continued movement can help preserve muscle, particularly for aging adults and people using GLP-1 medications for weight loss.
Taking the stairs instead of the elevator can help burn extra calories, strengthen leg muscles and boost energy. Check out this latest entry in Fox News Digital's "Be Well" health series.
People who follow the Mediterranean and MIND diets may be at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study published in the journal Neurology found.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed most men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer can actively monitor the disease instead of jumping to surgery or radiation.
Millions of people are using psychedelic drugs, with Prince Harry, Elon Musk and others openly discussing their use. Doctors and health experts weighed in on the details and dangers.
The FDA has approved Pfizer's nasal spray to treat migraines in adults. The medication, called Zavzpret, is expected to be available via a doctor's prescription in July 2023.
The FDA has released updated regulations that require mammogram providers to notify patients about the density of their breast tissue, which can increase breast cancer risk.
As residents of East Palestine, Ohio, struggle in the aftermath of the train derailment, a company in Boca Raton, Florida, has pledged to provide free medical care to victims.
Adding eggs to your daily diet may help prevent cardiovascular disease by up to 60%, a study published in the journal Nutrients found. Just keep your total saturated fat intake in mind.
A study published in Heart Rhythm found that some fitness trackers can potentially interfere with cardiac implantable electronic devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
CDC officials issued a warning to health care providers this week about an uptick nationwide in bacterial infections of "extensively drug-resistant" shigellosis.
A recent study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research pinpointed the three best medications for acute lower back pain, characterized as pain lasting 12 weeks or less.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving to require patients to see a doctor in person before receiving prescriptions for some controlled medications.
A nurse at a New York hospital lost her job and is under investigation after she was caught on video allegedly slamming a baby face-first onto a bassinet.
The FDA has authorized the first over-the-counter home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.