Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites.

Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official says some products were stored improperly and are largely unusable.

Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.

As the fate of SNAP was being debated in Washington, many WIC recipients became confused and stopped attending appointments, even though the program was and is operating fully.

Cuts and disruptions to federal research funding are causing many young brain scientists to reconsider their career choice.

A federal bankruptcy court judge said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield writes in his new book that the next pandemic is coming, and it will likely be far worse than COVID-19.

A new study found that women who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods were 1.5 times more likely to develop pre-cancerous polyps before the age of 50, compared to those with healthier diets.

WFDD's DJ Simmons recently spoke with Rebecca Cerese, senior health policy advocate at the North Carolina Justice Center, on the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits that will expire on Dec. 31.

A new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs.