Florida to further restrict purchases using SNAP benefits. Here's what will change
Florida is among a dozen states that have been approved to enact further restrictions on what can be purchased using SNAP benefits.
Gen Z is ditching boxed cereals at breakfast: 'Couldn't pay me to eat them'
Traditional breakfast cereal has been declining as Gen Z chooses other popular breakfast items over highly processed options.
Medicaid, Medicare may cover weight loss drugs under new pilot program: report
Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have surged in popularity, but high prices have left them out of reach for many obese Americans.
Trump proposes new private tracking system for Americans' personal health data
The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies.
South Carolina boy dies from brain-eating amoeba in lake
“My son was a very smart individual. If he had one warning, he would have thought swimming in the lake was a bad idea," the boy's father said.
Ann Arbor hotel lawsuit: Woman infected with MRSA while in unkept pool, says attorney
A woman who scraped her knee at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Ann Arbor nearly lost her leg after an infection, allegedly from the unclean water.
What is CTE? NYC shooting suspect Shane Tamura claims to suffer from CTE linked to football injuries
A suicide note blamed the NFL and possible CTE for Shane Tamura's mental decline. Here's what we know.
Here are the states with the best and worst health care in 2025: Study
A new study has found which states offer the best health care in the United States, combining low costs with strong health outcomes.
Judge blocks Trump efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A previous injunction specifically blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn’t provide abortion care or didn’t meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.
World's most premature baby defies all medical odds to reach 1st birthday
Nash Keen, born at 21 weeks and weighing 10 ounces, just celebrated his first birthday and earned a Guinness World Record as the most premature baby to survive.
New state-funded weight loss initiative in Florida
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced a new state-funded weight management program for residents in three Florida counties on Thursday. The program will provide residents in Hillsborough, Leon and Palm Beach counties with a free WW, formerly Weight Watchers, subscription as part of the state’s chronic disease prevention efforts. State officials said the program is available to those who have a BMI of 25 or greater, are at least 18 years old and live in one of the three eligible counties.
8 children taken to hospital after seizure-like symptoms during youth choir concert
Fire officials said the children's symptoms were not life-threatening and crews at the scene inspected the church and found no hazardous conditions.
HHS to reform organ transplant system after probe finds donors showed 'signs of life'
Health and Human Services is instituting sweeping changes after investigation revealed that organs were being procured from patients who were still alive.
