It feels like everyone is sick right now. And while that is a slight exaggeration, the real situation isn't too sunny either.

Lung cancer has traditionally been associated with smoking, but a worrying trend is emerging. An increasing number of cases are being diagnosed in people who have never smoked, with air pollution ...

Washington saw a high number of whooping cough cases in 2024, with more than 2,000 reported, according to the state Department of Health.

Researchers uncover key mechanisms in gene regulation that may lead to better design of RNA-based medicines.

Ashley Miller with the American Heart Association (AHA) and Evenson Ross, whose mother survived a heart attack, visited the WECT studio to discuss National Wear Red Day to spread awareness.

A conservative nonprofit has posted the names and photos of more than 50 federal workers on what it is calling a “watch list,', asking President Donald Trump to fire them.

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Foodborne illness costs Americans $75 billion annually in premature deaths, medical care and lost productivity, study finds.

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in ...

To combat heart disease, health innovators are focusing on making healthcare institutions more trustworthy to the needs of ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.