Fitness / Health

More than 50% of obese adolescents met criteria for depression, which also was associated with several components of metabolic syndrome, based on data from 160 individuals. Previous research shows that...

Boston has urged people to start wearing masks, and the Biden administration is weighing its next legal step in a court fight over the abrupt end of the national mask...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity arm released a warning this week about the ransomware group Hive.   Described as an "exceptionally aggressive, financially motivated ransomware group,"...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that it will appeal a Florida judge's ruling Monday blocking the Biden administration's mandate that masks be worn on airplanes, trains, and...

On April 15, the World Health Organization (WHO) posted an emergency disease outbreak alert that was not strictly about the COVID pandemic. Over the course of the past two weeks,...

Providence Health & Services agreed to pay $22.7 million to settle allegations that two of its neurosurgeons falsely billed federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary spine surgeries, in the largest-ever...

A fresh wave of COVID-19 cases swept through the U.S. Capitol last week, affecting a number of officials at the highest levels of government just as President Biden’s administration urges...

Several companies are taking steps to support their employees with abortion care. According to NBC News, Yelp recently announced its plans to cover costs for employees and spouses who must...

Expect more consolidation in the healthcare industry in the coming year, said Ricky Goldwasser, managing director at Morgan Stanley, during the annual "Wall Street Comes to Washington" event sponsored by...

The days before a flight abroad are busy and confusing, with endless lists, shopping, rummaging through drawers and closets for reams of paperwork and important things that haven’t been used...