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The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard.
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Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the point when they begin to seek institutional care for their loved one.
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Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
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A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.
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James Van Der Beek's death at age 48 highlights a sad statistic: More people under 50 are getting colorectal cancer.
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The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.
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The Reverend Prince Edward Graves Recovery and Treatment Center opens on Thursday, February 12. The center, managed by the nonprofit Daymark Recovery Services, will address the need for long-term residential recovery services in Guilford County.
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Zaas is a pulmonary and critical care physician and a professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest.
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Elite athletes often push through pain to achieve victory. But, everyday exercisers need to distinguish between soreness which is normal and pain which is the body's way of telling you to stop.
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They're often paid low wages and lack job protections. A petition to the country's supreme court to support their demands did not see success — and they are protesting.
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Drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy are intended for people who are overweight. Some patients are using them after bariatric surgery to keep pounds from creeping back. Others may just want to lose a few pounds.