Say farewell to Red No. 3, a dye linked to thyroid cancer in rats and hyperactivity in children.

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether someone has obesity, alongside other major changes.

In a small randomized trial, people who took capsules containing donated gut microbiomes experienced fewer gastrointestinal symptoms than those taking a placebo.

Nearly half of tested products contained potentially unsafe levels of lead, cadmium, and other toxic metals, according to a new report from the Clean Labels Project.

Federal inspectors uncovered numerous food safety issues at Taylor Farms' Colorado facility, including equipment found with "large amounts of food debris."

A new review highlights the future of anti-obesity medications that could outperform today's already blockbuster drugs like Ozempic.

Researchers in the Philippines have shown that milkfish skin could be a viable alternative for skin grafts.

About one in every 1,000 people is born with spina bifida, but few develop this specific form of the condition.

The woman reportedly screamed out in pain as she was being taken out of the machine.

"Sauna use is a rare but potentially important cause of classical heat stroke," the doctors of a new case report warn.

New research suggests that thicker shoes might make it harder to know your optimal running style.

The long-lived, one-eyed wolf 907F died this Christmas after a fight with a rival wolf pack, Yellowstone researchers have confirmed.

In 2018, scientists documented the same orca mother carrying her dead calf for 17 days across more than 1,000 miles of water.

Less than half of Americans know alcohol can cause cancer, prompting the U.S. surgeon general to push for clearer warning labels and public health reforms.

The researchers estimate that a lifelong smoker is expected to live about ten fewer years on average than a nonsmoker.

Forty years after having them removed, Katy Golden's tonsils returned to stir up trouble again.

Reported norovirus outbreaks this winter are higher than in recent years, CDC data shows.

The horrific Guinea worm once infected millions of people a year. Thanks to Jimmy Carter and others, the leg-infesting parasite is now on the brink of eradication.

The aptly named MouseGoggles allow lab mice to more realistically experience virtual reality.

The still-unnamed calf is already twice the size of a human infant and growing quick.