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There is evidence that an ancient Chinese form of martial arts improves your mind and body, and may even contribute to a longer life.

The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms is called psilocybin -- and a new study suggests it could safely be used as a therapeutic approach to treat depression when other drugs have failed to work.

New York state health officials have extended a ban on flavored liquids used in e-cigarette devices.

A group of doctors was arrested in San Diego at CBP headquarters during a protest over the agency's refusal to give flu shots to migrants. The CBP says it's not equipped to give the shots. Other doctors not involved in the protest say the agency is.

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. The Senate vote was 72 to 18.

For the first time since the early 20th century, more people in United States are dying at home than at the hospital, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.

Beware a hidden seasonal danger called "holiday heart syndrome." which can strike perfectly healthly people as they are enjoying yuletide cheer.

Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, hiccups and human papillomavirus in 2019. Those topics were among the 10 most-searched health-related questions asked this year using the search engine giant, according to new data provided by Google.

Take the 12 days to Christmas to show our fellow humans a little extra kindness. Here's a checklist to get you started.

Despite reassurances from the federal government, some members of Congress say they worry migrant children won't be safe from the flu this season.

When asked last week whether Trump is close to a final decision on what the policy could look like, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said that such information will come from the FDA and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Food labels detailing how much exercise is needed to burn off a product's calorie content could help to combat obesity, according to UK researchers.

New Zealand has ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat patients injured in Monday's volcanic eruption on White Island, authorities said Wednesday. The skin is now needed to treat patients severely injured by the volcanic ash and gas.

Children born after the use of frozen embryo transfer were at higher risk of childhood cancer, according to a new study, but the risk remains low.

Two teen sisters are turning the art of folding origami into millions of dollars to fund clean water projects around the world.

This outbreak is caused by a different strain of E. coli than the other current outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas, California region, which has over 100 reported cases of infection.

Any loneliness "epidemic" is due to our increasingly aging population, according to two new studies, but that doesn't mean we should stop the fight against the trend.

Nearly eight out of 10 girls in a region of mid-Western Nepal sleep in dangerous outdoor "menstruation huts" during their period, despite the practice being outlawed, a study has found.

White Castle has issued a voluntary recall of multiple products for possible listeria contamination. The recall affects a limited number of frozen six-pack cheeseburgers, frozen six-pack hamburgers, frozen six-pack pack jalapeno cheeseburgers, 16-pack hamburgers and 16-pack cheeseburgers, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.

Positive mold tests at Children's Medical Center Dallas propmpted the facility to relocate 28 patients. Routine air tests showed higher-than-normal levels of Aspergillus and Penicillium molds, which are generally not harmful except to those with compromised immune systems.