Health

A daily weight loss pill being tested by Eli Lilly could work as well as its GLP-1 injection counterparts like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, a clinical trial shows.

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder, which is fatal but not contagious.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that U.S. autism diagnoses are rising at an “alarming rate," calling the condition a “preventable disease."

A free service in New Castle County is literally a lifeline for seniors or disabled citizens. The Senior Roll Call Lifeline has assisted people with health issues or injuries get the vital help they need.

A new study finds that brown rice contains significantly more arsenic than white rice, raising health concerns—especially for young children. Experts advise rinsing rice and diversifying grains to reduce risk.

The drug manufacturer will no longer study and test danuglipron after a participant in a clinical trial was injured.

A Nevada high school student is being praised as a hero after using CPR skills she learned in class to help save her father’s life.

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.

Disturbing video has been shared by a Roxborough resident showing rats scurrying through the neighborhood.

FOX 29's Breland Moore is sharing her story as a bone marrow donor after she recently got the opportunity to meet the man whose life she helped save.

RFK Jr., the head of HHS, said the agency is taking on a "massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism. Here's what to know.

President Donald Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals, as well as lumber and copper.

Crozer Hospital could shut down Wednesday afternoon if a deal is not made to buy the struggling healthcare system.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to end the use of fluoride in water and intends to tell the CDC to stop recommending fluoridation in communities across the country.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a trip to Texas on Sunday to attend the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles. After the funeral, Kennedy threw his support behind the MMR vaccine.