Health

People living in rural parts of the country live shorter lives, on average, than their urban counterparts, largely due to heart disease. That disparity grew during the pandemic.

For many trans people with eating disorders, gender-affirming care offers the best way to relieve the distress that drives them to starve themselves.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health said it is investigating a norovirus outbreak among attendees to the Dec. 3 event. A recall has also been issued for the oysters.

It's the first medication for the disorder, which affects about 39 million adults in the U.S.

The report was released ahead of an update to federal dietary guidelines coming next year that could include new recommendations about how much alcohol people should drink.

Dozens of people have died and nearly 600 cases have been reported since October.

What does “healthy” mean? New guidelines for food labels focus on what we should eat, instead of what we shouldn't.

A lawsuit from a compounding trade group in October claimed tirzepatide was still in shortage, forcing the FDA to reassess.

The lawsuit alleges Kaya Clementine Breen, 20, was misdiagnosed with gender dysphoria and rushed into “irreversibly damaging” transition-related treatment and surgery.

Covid dropped from the fourth-leading cause of death to the 10th, according to a CDC report.

The CDC said the person was most likely exposed to the virus from sick or dead birds in a backyard flock.