Marie Noon takes eight medications a day. One keeps her heart rate from spiking to avoid a stroke. One prevents debilitating headaches. Another ensures she doesn’t retain excess fluid.

More than a decade ago, Noon said, she was diagnosed with adult-onset Still’s disease, a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause rashes, ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Two Maryland residents this week have contracted measles after traveling to a part of the United States experiencing an active outbreak, prompting state health officials to warn of possible public exposure.

The Maryland Department of Health said it is working to notify people who may have been exposed, and urged residents to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As the fungus that causes Valley fever expands across the western United States and cases skyrocket in California, researchers say they may have found a new drug that can help those suffering from the most advanced form of the disease.

And they're hoping that someday the anti-fungal drug known as Olorofim can be given to ...Read more

BELZONI, Miss. — Harmony Ball-Stribling’s path to pregnancy had been turbulent, from an endometriosis diagnosis to an arduous in vitro fertilization process and sky-high blood pressure. But as her due date approached in the summer of 2021, her health improved and those storm clouds seemed to scatter.

“It was just too perfect,” said her ...Read more

Sam Ato Timaloa, a paroled sex offender who also served time for attempted murder, had dementia and an acute intolerance of noise — especially from roommates at Sunrise Post Acute, a nursing home in Banning, California. Over four months in 2025, a state investigative report found, Sunrise switched Timaloa's room eight times, the last into one ...Read more

ʻAIEA, Hawai‘i — Christian Alameda used a cane to push himself up out of bed in his cell at the Halawa Correctional Facility in Honolulu. He has been recovering in the prison’s medical infirmary since a January stroke left the right side of his body mostly paralyzed.

In February, Hawai‘i’s parole board granted the now-52-year-old ...Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it’s investigating yet another outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite, with 72 cases tied to an unknown source.

The latest infections disclosed by the agency on Wednesday add to the surge of cases centered in the Midwest. Those were linked to Taylor Farms lettuce, and the company has ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani hit back against City Council Speaker Menin’s attacks over his administration’s handling of the Legionnaires’ outbreak — saying he was putting public health over politics.

Menin has criticized the mayor for not ordering more proactive cleaning of cooling towers on the Upper East Side, where the outbreak...Read more

HAMILTON, Mont. — The Trump administration has stepped up arrests and public condemnation of federal scientists studying viruses as the world faces one of its worst Ebola epidemics.

In June, Vincent Munster, an infectious disease researcher at the National Institutes of Health, was charged with bringing biological specimens into the U.S. ...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan health officials reported 600 more cyclosporiasis cases on Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 7,171.

That represents a 9% increase over Tuesday's total of 6,571, according to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services data.

Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic illness that usually causes frequent, watery and explosive...Read more

The nation is still dealing with an ‘explosive’ diarrhea parasite outbreak that has made its way across 34 states and has caused quite a buzz on the internet.

Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite that infects the small intestine, causes the gastrointestinal illness known as cyclosporiasis, which is rapidly spreading in the U.S. People can ...Read more

As healthcare costs continue to rise, more Americans are looking beyond their regular doctor’s office for care.

Some travel to Mexico for prescriptions, routine visits or diagnostic tests. Others turn to telehealth companies that promise convenient access to treatments such as weight loss medications. Increasingly, insured Americans...Read more

Amid a series of punishing heat waves, demand for air conditioning will increase to better meet the needs of people, industry and more. But such growth comes with huge challenges.

Globally, there are 2 billion air conditioners, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). A significant number of them are concentrated in the U.S., where ...Read more

When I’m asked about ways to make a nutritional impact without implementing “life-altering” changes, my mind immediately drifts to the benefits of dietary fiber.

Many are probably familiar with fiber — you’ve likely been told by a healthcare professional to add more fiber to your diet because of its plentiful health benefits. Did you ...Read more

Q: I work in a noisy environment and often reach for earplugs. Is that safe, or can it cause problems?

A: It’s generally safe to wear earplugs — even frequently — to protect your hearing from loud noise in any environment. Exposure to blaring sound can lead to permanent hearing loss. It’s caused by damage to the sensory cells in the ear...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We just moved to an area with a lot of opportunities for water recreation and are so excited about our first summer on the water. But we want to make sure everyone stays safe. Can you give us some pointers?

ANSWER: Nothing beats a day at the lake, river, beach or pool for fun, fitness, fishing and relaxation. While spending ...Read more

One year after the Trump administration announced that dozens of health insurers had signed a six-part pledge promising to reduce barriers to doctor-recommended care, some insurers now say they won't implement all the promised initiatives.

Meanwhile, patients, their advocates, and clinicians say little has improved.

"It has never been this bad...Read more

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a plan to deliver universal childcare in the city if voters give him a second term during his annual State of the City address Tuesday evening.

Johnston said he planned to have a pilot for the program available to test the city’s design by fall 2027. If it’s successful, he will then figure out “what ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side claimed its fifth life Tuesday, city Health Commissioner Alister Martin said.

“We are saddened to share that a fifth individual has passed away due to the Legionnaires’ disease cluster on the Upper East Side,” Martin said on X. “Our hearts are with their ...Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false positive. Not only that, but the government still hadn’t produced a laboratory result connecting the company’s lettuce to the outbreak.

The ...Read more