Health

Consumer Reports tested 45 fruit juices and found that 21 of them had "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and/or lead.

If feds are withdrawing from PFAS rules, states will have to redouble efforts to protect public health, advocates say.

It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up.

A new study shows that for a quarter of Americans, eating at work adds as much as 1,300 calories per week — most of them empty.

In Texas, researchers studying the issue say it's a major reason why more children are going without health insurance.

What we eat – and how our food is produced – is becoming increasingly politicized.

The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published Friday.

Research suggests intervention programs in hospitals could help gunshot victims steer clear of future violence.

It wasn't until 2016 that the CDC issued guidelines for prescribing opioids, telling doctors to start with low dosages and increase slowly.

The news came as a welcome change to officials and advocates trying to expand the state’s medical cannabis program and find innovative ways to battle the opioid crisis.

Tammy Murphy said she and Gov. Phil Murphy's Cabinet are launching a campaign to help drive down the number of women who die during or soon after pregnancy.

Thousands of coal miners are dying from an advanced form of black lung disease, and federal regulators could have prevented it if they had paid closer attention to their data.

We now know that MS is not infectious in the true sense of the word. It is not contagious in the way, say, the flu is. But infection does likely play a role in MS.

According to a number of studies, medical schools do a poor job of preparing future doctors to understand the LGBT population's unique needs and health risks.

Almost 90 years ago, thick clouds of dust blurred the eyes and choked the lungs of workers inside the tunnel.