Oura appointed Dr. Mike Freedman as Clinical Director of Heart Health, where he leads cardiovascular health strategy across product, science, and clinical research. Freedman, a Stanford pediatric card…
The parents of a 7-year-old Michigan boy who weighed 255 pounds due to a diet of junk food have been charged with second-degree murder, child abuse and torture. Prosecutors say Casper O'Brien died fro…
The U.S. fertility rate has fallen to 1.5, well below the replacement rate of 2.1, driven by climate change worries, financial concerns, and lack of childcare. Political responses include tax credits …
A KFF poll released Wednesday found that 29% of U.S. adults now use AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude for health advice monthly, nearly double the share from June 2024. The survey also …
Health officials are raising awareness about alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening meat allergy triggered by tick bites, as cases rise due to the expanding habitat of the lone star tick. The conditio…
A South Bay resident with measles visited San Francisco International Airport and two San Jose locations on June 8, potentially exposing others. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is work…
Intermountain Health and CareCentra found that pulmonary disease patients using an AI-powered symptom-tracking app had lower care costs and fewer hospital and doctor visits over two years. One patient…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two vice chairs of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), leaving the nonpartisan panel with eight vacancies and unable to function effectivel…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the two vice chairs of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), leaving the nonpartisan panel with eight vacancies and unable to function effectivel…
According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration resisted allowing two American doctors exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to return to the United States for care and m…