Health & Science

Lablab beans naturally contain an antiviral trap protein (FRIL) which binds to viruses and prevents them from spreading throughout the body.

A single dose of an experimental drug dramatically reduced levels of a deadly form of cholesterol, often thought to be untreatable, for up to one year.

In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that’s risky because it gives the virus more opportunities to replicate, increasing the chance it could change to spread easily among humans.

Florida, Ohio and South Carolina are considering similar measures, while in New Hampshire, North Dakota and Tennessee, lawmakers have rejected them.

Potential organ donors are screened for viruses, bacteria and other infections, but rabies isn’t usually among those tests.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services manages government-funded health insurance programs, monitors infectious diseases, inspects foods and hospitals, and more.

Experts tend to focus on the kinds of foods you can eat to improve your health. But the speed at which you devour your dinner matters just as much. Scientists say you’re eating too fast if you typically finish a regular-sized meal in less than 20 minutes. That means you could have a higher risk of obesity, swallow more air...

The genetic testing company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri Sunday night.

The percentage of women screened for cervical cancer fell, especially in rural areas, as rates of the disease have been edging up among women in their 30s and 40s.

It’s spring and if you feel like your seasonal allergies are worse every year, it’s not just in your head (or your sinuses).

As a high school teacher and baseball coach, Steve Loutzenhiser is used to an active life, describing himself as “super healthy” and athletic. So he was surprised when a sudden bout of back pain started to disrupt his life in the fall of 2024. “I felt like I was getting stabbed in the back at night when I was trying…

The death of a 5-year-old in a hyperbaric chamber in Michigan has prompted calls for more oversight of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the largely unsupervised wellness industry before another tragedy occurs.

Measles isn’t just a rash and a fever. The disease outbreak in West Texas that continues to grow has sent 29 people, most of them small children, to the hospital. Two people have died, including a 6-year-old child.  It’s not yet known how many people have gotten sick in the outbreak — there are at least 223 confirmed cases, but experts believe hundreds...

Brooke Kajdy, who lives in Canada, was pregnant with her son when she was diagnosed with stage 4 B-cell lymphoma.

Brooke Kajdy, a cancer patient from Canada, had been told that government funding issues meant she would not be able to take part in a clinical trial at NIH in Bethesda. But late Friday night, she learned her appeal to get the trial drugs sent to Canada has now been approved. News4’s Aimee Cho has the update.

The imaging tool used to diagnose bone injuries, cancer and other diseases may expose patients to unnecessarily high radiation doses

A young mother battling Stage 4 cancer says she was supposed to start a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health in a few weeks, but her doctors told her she can no longer participate due to funding issues. News4’s Aimee Cho has her story. 

Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters ventured out of labs, hospitals and offices Friday to stand up to what they call a blitz on life-saving science by the Trump administration.

Health officials in Lubbock, Texas, held a press conference on Wednesday following confirmation of the first death related to the current measles outbreak.

The measles outbreak in West Texas has increased to 124 cases, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.