
Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s disappearance from the debate stage last month left people speculating that the former First Lady took a long bathroom break, but now a law-enforcement source with inside connections is alleging that Clinton was missing from the stage due to health issues stemming from a previous brain injury.
by Alex Swoyer6 Jan 2016, 7:36 PM PST0

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nullified a 30-year ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
by Mary Chastain21 Dec 2015, 12:09 PM PST0

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump released his health report and issued a statement on his “excellent health” on Monday, one day before the fifth GOP primary debate in Las Vegas, Nevada.
by Alex Swoyer14 Dec 2015, 11:45 AM PST0

A group of Israeli scientists conducted the world’s largest nutrition study of its kind, finding once and for all that there is no such thing as a universal diet, since the same food can trigger wildly different responses from one person to the next.
by Breitbart Jerusalem23 Nov 2015, 12:13 PM PST0

A new study showing rapid adaptation of harmful bacteria able to resist even the sternest antibiotics has led a number of scientists to warn of an imminent “post-antibiotic era” when current medicine will find itself unable to treat many common
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Nov 2015, 3:06 AM PST0

The Pope’s health is always a question—especially when dealing with a 78-year-old pontiff with a history of serious health issues—and tripping on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica Saturday has added more grist to the rumor mill.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Nov 2015, 4:30 PM PST0

Chipotle closed 43 restaurants in Oregon and Washington due to an E. coli outbreak in the region.
by Mary Chastain2 Nov 2015, 10:22 AM PST0

Over 2,500 members of the Royal Navy have a BMI of over 30, making them technically obese according to new Freedom of Information figures. The new statistics revealed the Navy to be the heaviest service, with 7.8 per cent of serving
by Oliver Lane21 Oct 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

The World Health Organization is warning that the time frame in which male Ebola survivors can spread the virus through their semen may be longer than previously anticipated, keeping an outbreak that began in February 2014 alive as those who are considered free of the disease engage in sexual activity.
by Frances Martel11 Sep 2015, 9:00 PM PST0

A row over whether hospital consultants should be required to work on weekends has descended into farce, with both the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the doctors’ union the British Medical Association (BMA) repeatedly telling each other to “get real”.
by Donna Rachel Edmunds16 Jul 2015, 8:32 AM PST0

After the first jam-packed day of his apostolic journey to several Latin American countries, Pope Francis seemed little affected by the long flight or full timetable that kept him working throughout the day, with an open-air Mass with as many as a million in attendance, meetings with bishops, indigenous groups, and students, as well as a visit to a historic Jesuit church.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Jul 2015, 5:42 AM PST0

In his continuing talks addressing marriage and family life, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to those families who have sick or handicapped members, praising their “hidden heroism” in the face of difficulties.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Jun 2015, 2:47 PM PST0

A new study purports to find that the world’s population is getting sicker despite the longer life spans and higher standards of living being experienced by most of the world’s population.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jun 2015, 9:44 PM PST0

If you want an idea of how the phone in your pocket and watch on your wrist is trying to change you, today’s Apple announcement is a great place to start.
by Ferenstein Wire9 Jun 2015, 8:48 PM PST0

Officials in New York City are now aiming to be the first to force restaurant chains to add salt warning labels on menus.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jun 2015, 7:41 PM PST0

Discrimination against elderly people within the NHS is set to worsen thanks to new “highly unethical” targets being set by the UN which prioritise treatment for younger people, senior medics have warned. Charities have spoken out against an “alarming” cultural
by Donna Rachel Edmunds29 May 2015, 4:50 AM PST0

On Wednesday, The Guardian published an article concerning possible harmful mental health effects of video games.
by Robert Shimshock20 May 2015, 11:32 AM PST0

A nurse employed by a health NGO who returned from work in Sierra Leone has become the first person to test positive for Ebola in Italy, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
by Frances Martel14 May 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

PBS’ Sesame Street has lent one of its most popular characters to the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services to urge parents to vaccinate their children.
by Warner Todd Huston18 Apr 2015, 8:40 AM PST0

President Obama blames climate change for causing his daughter’s asthma attack when she was a toddler, an incident that caused the family to rush to the emergency room.
by Alex Swoyer8 Apr 2015, 2:15 PM PST0

Joining a list of fresh ideas, Seattle, Wa-based Starbucks announced a partnership with Dannon on Tuesday that will offer a new healthy line of beverages, including a version of the now-trending kale smoothie.
by Kipp Jones31 Mar 2015, 3:52 PM PST0

Officials in a Missouri school are under fire for telling a seven-year-old girl who weighs a slight 54 pounds that her body mass index (BMI) was too high, the girl’s mother said Wednesday.
by Warner Todd Huston28 Mar 2015, 11:06 AM PST0

With 84 cases already identified in the first month of the year, the number of measles cases across the country has almost outstripped what has become the usual number of cases in a year, according to reports.
by Warner Todd Huston31 Jan 2015, 6:53 AM PST0

Health, immigration and the economy far outstrip other issues in terms of importance to voters, a new poll by YouGov for the Times Red Box has found. However, the pollsters yesterday discovered that issues come second in voters’ minds to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Jan 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Two major public health groups in Venezuela are warning that President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government is ignoring a surge in cases of the crippling chikungunya virus that could lead to a “humanitarian crisis” in the increasingly impoverished OPEC nation.
by Frances Martel7 Jan 2015, 10:37 AM PST0