Kenya will continue work on an isolation and treatment unit at an airbase in the East African nation that can be used to house U.S. servicemen exposed to the Ebola virus, its health secretary said.

“We will not stop it,” Aden Duale told lawmakers in the capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday. “Let’s not politicize the health of our citizens.”...Read more

Health savings accounts (HSAs) offer a rare triple tax advantage: Contributions are tax-deductible, investments grow tax-free and withdrawals for qualified medical expenses are tax-free.

Those tax benefits come with an important responsibility, though. If you take tax-free withdrawals from your HSA, you should be able to document that the money...Read more

We’ve all felt tired at different times of the day. While low energy is common, several factors can contribute to fatigue or an energy crash — what you eat, when you eat, how much you eat, your sleep quality, and more. The good news: certain foods can help fuel your body with long-lasting energy. These seven fruits can give you a natural ...Read more

Keeping saturated fat intake low (under 10% of calories) is a cornerstone of dietary advice, but a recent research review suggests it may have less impact for people already at low risk for heart disease.

The review, published online Dec. 16, 2025, by Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed 17 randomized controlled trials (involving 66,337 people...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve read that following the Mediterranean diet is good for your heart, but I’m not quite sure why. Could you fill me in?

ANSWER: Extensive research over the years continues to pinpoint the Mediterranean diet as one of the best for your heart. Why? It helps reduce chronic inflammation in the body.

Not all inflammation is ...Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hormone therapy use among women in the U.S. remains low, even though it's an effective treatment for many menopause symptoms, according to a new Mayo Clinic study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Menopause affects more than 1 million women each year in the U.S., and up to 75% experience symptoms such as hot flashes ...Read more

The federal government released new guidance this week on how states should roll out the Medicaid work requirements that will affect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans.

The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is intended to give states more details on how they’re supposed to verify the ...Read more

A Massachusetts high school is under investigation after “several” teachers have been diagnosed with breast cancer or precancerous conditions.

The state Department of Public Health is set to visit Uxbridge High School on Thursday to “conduct a series of air quality tests,” to determine whether the multiple cases are potentially ...Read more

An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said his leg grew purple and ...Read more

For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer between 2015 and 2021, about 97% died within five years of their diagnosis.

Pancreatic cancer is so deadly in part because there are no effective screening tests, and it rarely causes...Read more

Ebola is a diabolical disease. The virus, which can cause severe hemorrhaging, spreads through blood and other bodily fluids. Patients, as they grow sicker, become a ticking bomb, endangering anyone compassionate enough to provide hands-on care. I saw it firsthand while responding to the two largest Ebola outbreaks in history with the U.S. ...Read more

Facing higher premiums and the loss of federal subsidies, 374,000 people with health insurance from the state marketplace known as Covered California canceled their coverage in the first three months of the year, according to government statistics.

The cancellations amount to 19% of those who had renewed their policies on the state marketplace ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Annamarie McDonald has long wanted to have three children.

To do so, though, the 36-year-old and her husband needed some medical help. After multiple rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF), they now are thankful parents of a 2-month-old daughter, with embryos remaining.

But they also have a $60,000 home equity loan that they ...Read more

A Kenyan high court instructed the authorities to disclose details of an agreement with the U.S. government to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation.

Judge Patricia Nyaundi ordered the publication of the “full terms of any agreement, memorandum, arrangement or negotiations relating to the proposed facility,” ...Read more

Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacare plans.

Under federal law, immigrants who are in the country illegally are not eligible for ...Read more

When Melanie Miller saw that her health insurance premium payment was set to nearly triple to $914 a month this year, she stopped shopping on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

The 59-year-old retired teacher, who recently moved from Ohio to Michigan, now pays $341 a month for a pair of plans, one that covers routine and urgent care and ...Read more

A U.S.-funded Ebola isolation facility under construction in Kenya became the focus of protests after a court temporarily blocked the project pending a review of its potential health risks.

President William Ruto’s administration will build the facility at a U.S. airforce base 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital, Nairobi, the ...Read more

A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her morning walks and feeling more fatigued than usual. Both reach for their phones and type their symptoms into an AI chatbot.

“Your child likely has an ear infection,” the father...Read more

Kenya will proceed with a plan to establish an Ebola isolation and treatment complex at a military facility with U.S. government funding, even after a court temporarily blocked the move.

President William Ruto’s administration will build the facility at a U.S. airforce base 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital, Nairobi, the Health...Read more

Pediatricians often watch for signs that one illness might signal another. One example of linked health issues is the allergic march, a pattern that affects many babies and children worldwide.

The allergic march -- also called the atopic march -- is a chain of health problems that typically happen one after the other. All may have common roots ...Read more