Health

Food labels must identify, using its common name, the food source of all major food allergens used to make the food in in the ingredient list or immediately after or next to the list, in a separate “contains statement”.

A new study found that nearly one third of Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency. Here’s how to address the issue.

After mystery symptoms as a baby, she was diagnosed with a rare disorder that forces her to shun all UV light. She got to be a kid at a sun-proof camp.

Is Novo Nordisk helping Americans save taxpayer money or ripping them off? The company’s CEO is scheduled to testify Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity.

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests free of charge starting later this month. Here’s how you can order.

The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.

The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next month. But experts say the changes could fall flat if states and methadone clinics fail to act.

The products are being advertised as more affordable alternatives to blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Here’s what doctors think about them.

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.

People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths, despite spending much more on health care.

Once Cait Lowry finished breast cancer treatment, weight lifting helped her rebuild muscle, boost her energy and fight brain fog and insomnia.

Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found.