Erika Edwards

A flight attendant who was not on the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested negative for the virus, the World Health Organization said Friday

An experimental pancreatic cancer drug that’s been shown to double survival in patients with advanced stages of the disease is poised to revolutionize the way the cancer is treated, oncologists say.

The cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has been refused permission to dock, with nearly 150 people still on board — two of them seriously ill

The Trump administration has appealed a Massachusetts federal judge’s ruling that blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent overhaul of the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted a quick review of three experimental psychedelic drugs meant to treat major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Deaths from rectal cancer are rising rapidly among younger adults, an alarming trend that is confounding scientists trying to understand why millennials are so hard-hit.

Ibogaine — a potent drug that sends users on an intense, sometimes emotionally upsetting, hourslong trip — has been touted as a way to treat traumatic brain injury and opioid addiction.

President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Despite the claims of RFK Jr. and others, tests of intelligence and brain function were the same whether or not people drank fluoridated water while growing up, new research shows.

The EPA is adding microplastics and antidepressants to a list of drinking water contaminants for possible future regulation.

Hib, a deadly bacterial infection that causes meningitis, is making a comeback, doctors warn. They say the rise in cases is changing the way they practice medicine.