Health

Nearly 38% of gay, lesbian and bisexual U.S. adults have smoked e-cigarettes, compared with 16.5% of their straight counterparts, a new report found.

A new surgeon general's report said a federal ban could save tens of thousands of lives, particularly among Black smokers.

State health officials reported a possible case of bird flu in a child in the San Francisco Bay Area. Experts are investigating whether the child might have been exposed to wild birds.

Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, made the remark in response to a question at the National Press Club of Australia.

The federal government invests little money in healthy food initiatives compared with what the food industry spends promoting fast food and sugary drinks.

Allegations that go unreported and a lack of accountability for health care workers leave patients in the dark and increase the risk of abuse, research shows.

Grimmway Farms voluntarily recalled some organic whole carrots and baby carrots after the CDC found that they may be associated with an outbreak.

The U.S. is the sixth country outside Africa to confirm a case of the strain, called clade I, since August.

Rising temperatures are responsible for nearly a fifth of the world’s dengue burden, according to the new findings — a share that's expected to keep rising.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the most prominent voice of the anti-vaccine movement in the U.S., has pledged to “transform” public health.

Kennedy is Trump’s pick for health secretary, but he has a history of spreading misinformation about a range of issues.