Health

Dietitian-nutritionist Alexandra Kaplan discussed the implications A.I. could have in the nutrition industry if the technology secures a solid role in helping people stay healthy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned an "uncharacteristic spike" of illnesses in New Jersey has tied to products that contain the drug tianeptine.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced his state would become the first to erase or eliminate medical debt for all eligible residents.

Novo Nordisk says it Is gradually ramping up supply of its sought-after drug Wegovy. However, the company is still warning patients demand will still outpace supply overall.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 120 guests have become sick while sailing on the Queen Victoria luxury liner owned by Cunard Cruise Line.

Stew Leonard’s has issued a cookie recall after Connecticut health officials say they “contained undeclared peanuts" and are linked to a woman’s death.

Two types and sizes of Robitussin cough syrup have been recalled, its maker announced Wednesday through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, due to "microbial contamination."

A third lawsuit was filed against Panera Bread this week, involving its caffeinated "Charged Lemonade," which allegedly cause a woman to have heart palpitations and "permanent cardiac injuries."

The Quaker Oats Company has expanded a product recall for certain varieties of its popular granola bars and cereals due to possible salmonella contamination.

Brian Dawkins and Patrick Willis still look like they can play in the NFL today because they're staying on top of their fitness goals. Nirvana Super is helping them do so.

Halo Top Ice Cream announced a new endorsement deal up for grabs to anyone who is willing to stick with a New Year's resolution goal — see how you can win.

Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) announced in May that Flovent HFA, a metered-dose inhaler, as well as Flovent Diskus, a dry powder inhaler, would be discontinued as of Dec. 31, 2023. Experts weigh in.

RXBAR is encouraging customers to move their couches for New Year's, offering them a chance at $2,500 to be used for fitness equipment.

Tricking stomachs into thinking they are full is the idea behind a potential weight-loss treatment, with a vibrating capsule showing promise in animals.

Holiday prep may include forgoing doses for some people taking medications popularly used to facilitate weight loss. Those who do that need to be careful when resuming them, an expert said.

Missouri families lined up with their cars hours before a food giveaway was scheduled to begin Tuesday morning and organizers quickly ran out of food.

TikTokers have recently discovered Southwest Airlines' inclusion policy to provide one or two additional seats to 'passengers of size' at no extra cost.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is using AI to screen for heart problems, in hopes of saving lives in light of recent shortages of cardiologists.

The total deaths linked to a cantaloupe-related salmonella outbreak hit eight. The FDA said three people have died in the U.S., while the Public Health Agency of Canada has counted five.

A study by a professional society of pharmacists found OpenAI's ChatGPT provided inaccurate or incomplete responses to nearly three-fourths of the medication questions it was posed.