Health

A Facebook group of Black women dealing with long COVID describe different symptoms but the same story: clinicians telling them it’s all in their heads.

As Oregon scales back its efforts to decriminalize illicit drugs, the debate on how to curb the growing drug overdose epidemic in the United States rages on.

If you've shopped at Walmart, Target, Costco, Whole Foods or many other large grocery chains recently, there's a chance you purchased food produced by prison labor, according to a years-long investigation published by The Associated Press.

Hemp and cannabis host many fungi inside and outside the plant, most of which are harmless to most people. However, certain types of fungi such as Aspergillus and Fusarium pose potential health concerns, particularly for the immunocompromised, both through direct infection and consumption of the toxins they produce.

The proposed rule was initially scheduled to go into effect next month but has been postponed to July 2024. The proposal comes after extensive research proving the chemical’s connection to cancer and other health-related issues.

Americans are forking out more money than ever for their health care. For a significant number of the most vulnerable seniors and Americans with disabilities across the country, those high costs are causing them to postpone care.

For the past few years, guns have been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States.

There is no doubt that stress is a part of everyday life, but too much can have detrimental impacts on people’s physical and mental health.

Silence, secrecy, and shame plague how we treat child sexual abuse survivors. This guide breaks down how you can protect children from abuse.

In August 2022, Louisiana became one of 14 states that have made abortion illegal at any stage of pregnancy, with a few narrow exceptions. Its near-total abortion ban has ripple effects that keep maternal mortality rates among the highest in the nation.