You’re walking down the street, and your senses are overwhelmed by the scents of Greece, the Middle East, Mexico, America, and more. Ah, the food trucks creating their yummy street fare. But if you’re trying to stick to your healthy eating plan, does that mean you have to walk on by? Not necessarily.

Sure, many food cart meals or street ...Read more

Magnesium is a mineral that’s needed for important processes such as nerve function, blood pressure, and blood sugar regulation, bone health maintenance, and more.

Your daily magnesium needs depend on factors like your age and gender. Adult males need 400-420 milligrams of magnesium per day, and adult females require 310-400 milligrams per ...Read more

Sleeping nine or more hours each night is associated with worse cognitive performance, an effect that’s stronger among people with symptoms of depression, according to an analysis published in the April 2025 issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia.

Researchers examined sleep duration and cognition in 1,853 adults ages 27 to 85 (average age 50, 57% ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Ever since I had my son, I tend to worry whenever he gets ill, so I try to educate myself on different viruses and autoimmune disorders. I recently came across encephalitis. What is it? What are some of the warning signs? And how is it treated?

ANSWER: It’s normal to worry as a parent. However, encephalitis is a rare disease...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Health insurance giant Anthem wanted $1,800 from Lauren Gonzalves for hospital nursery services after the birth of her son. But it had been two years since the Concord mother gave birth, she had already paid her out-of-pocket maximum and she believed her policy covered the care for which Anthem repeatedly sought payment.

The...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard that ovarian cancer is hard to detect. Can you tell me more about the symptoms and if there are any screenings?

ANSWER: Ovarian cancer is relatively rare. However, it's often fatal in later stages of the disease. The cancer begins in the ovaries and spreads to the abdomen and pelvis if it isn't diagnosed and treated...Read more

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, is typically found in triatomines, also known as kissing bugs, a Sept. 9 report from the CDC said.

When a person comes into contact with feces ...Read more

Health officials have confirmed the second case of measles in suburban Cook County this year — in a 4-year-old, unvaccinated child.

It’s believed that the child caught measles while traveling internationally, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

Members of the public may have been exposed if they were in Terminal 5 of ...Read more

There are some encouraging signs that California's summer COVID wave might be leveling off.

That's not to say the seasonal spike is in the rearview mirror just yet, however. Coronavirus levels in California's wastewater remain "very high," according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as they are in much of the country.

But...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two things changed Lupita Nyong’o’s life in 2014. She won an Academy Award and she was diagnosed with uterine fibroids.

“What should have been a milestone of joy was overshadowed by confusion, pain and fear,” the actress said at a bipartisan roundtable at the Capitol on Tuesday. “I was told I had nearly 30 fibroids and ...Read more

A West Nile virus case has been confirmed in Lexington, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.

West Nile virus is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the contiguous United States.

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Critics of affirmative action have launched a long-shot appeal aimed at stopping California from requiring training on unconscious bias in every continuing medical education class.

A July ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s right to mandate that every course doctors take to remain ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Penn researchers have found that a combination of common, generic drugs could be used to kill dormant breast cancer cells, preventing the disease from recurring.

Though often highly treatable, breast cancer returns in about 30% of patients and is then almost always fatal.

Relapse can happen at any time — months, years or ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California's late summer COVID surge is showing signs of peaking, but the state's war with the Trump administration over vaccines is just beginning.

Coronavirus levels in California's wastewater remain "very high," according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as they are in much of the country. But some ...Read more

A federal judge has declined to temporarily block a Kentucky law that bans gender-affirming health care access for transgender people who are incarcerated in the commonwealth.

Maddilyn Marcum, a trans woman currently imprisoned at Northpoint Training Center in Boyle County, filed a lawsuit in federal court in July arguing that the Department of...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Karen Smith was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1990. The competitive skier recalled the doctor coming in and telling her she might not be able to walk anymore.

“I said to him, ‘Well, how am I going to ski?’” Smith said. “He said, ‘I just told you you might not walk, did you hear that?’ I said, ‘I did, ...Read more

Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student’s head was lice-free. But what are known as “no-nit” policies have been dropped in favor of “nonexclusion” rules, prioritizing class time over any nuisance caused by parasites the size of sesame seeds. That leniency, of late, is ...Read more

Many people don't realize how serious influenza (flu) illness can be, even for previously healthy kids and teens. Children also play a role in spreading the flu in their homes, schools and communities.

The 2024-25 flu season was more severe than usual. A record number of U.S. children were hospitalized with the flu, and more than 260 died. As a...Read more

Republicans insist that President Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid were aimed at reducing fraud and getting more of its adult beneficiaries into jobs. But the side effects may include less care for sick kids.

Some children’s hospitals collectively stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue once Trump’s wide-ranging tax and spending law, ...Read more