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

A newly released study of children has connected the extra stress of an “unpredictable” environment early on to depression, obesity and mental health issues, factors that previously weren’t always included in traditional childhood risk screenings, its authors said.

Researchers from UC Irvine and Chapman University and two doctors from ...Read more

NEW YORK — Council Speaker Julie Menin bashed the Mamdani administration’s handling of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Tuesday, after a fourth New Yorker died from the disease.

Menin argued the city moved too slowly in response to the outbreak and said that more should have been done to proactively clean building cooling towers in ...Read more

NEW YORK — A fourth New Yorker has died due to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, city Health Commissioner Alistair Martin said Monday.

“We mourn their passing, and our thoughts are with their family and loved ones,” Martin wrote on social media. A department spokesperson declined to share further details.

More than 70 people have ...Read more

DETROIT — The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan since June 22 rose to 6,571 as of Tuesday morning, a 6.9% increase over Monday's case count of 6,148.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 423 additional cases of cyclosporiasis on Tuesday.

The new cases come as the Food and Drug Administration continues to ...Read more

In the 108-year history of daylight saving time in the United States, the country has three times moved to institute it year-round: during each of the two world wars and in 1973-74.

Now, after a 2022 attempt to reintroduce this policy floundered, the U.S. House of Representatives on July 14, 2026, passed the Sunshine Protection Act, ...Read more

Discharge day in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, should feel like a finish line. After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waiting, a family can finally take their baby home.

As a neonatologist, I know how much work it takes to get that baby there. Their lungs have grown stronger. ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old said she takes 10 medications daily to manage multiple chronic illnesses.

Now she worries the cost of those drugs could rise — not because of price increases, but because of a tax system ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've seen emergency defibrillators in public places, but I've also heard that some people need to wear them or have them implanted for heart rhythm problems. Can you explain the differences?

ANSWER: Pacemakers and defibrillators are devices that help manage heart rhythm problems, but they work differently.

A pacemaker helps ...Read more

Alice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky.

Her team tends to “cringe” anytime they hear about patients having to fill out lots of paperwork, like when applying for Social Security Disability payments, because it can be a difficult, burdensome process.

Thornton tries to support her...Read more

How low is too low when it comes to testosterone levels? When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in July 2026 that U.S. service members ages 30 and older will have their testosterone tested every year, neither he nor the Pentagon specified what level of the hormone would be considered “low” enough to require treatment – a telling ...Read more