For some women, menopause is more than annoying hot flashes and mood swings. Newly published research suggests those who accumulate fat in their abdomen during menopause are at a greater risk of heart disease.

The White House is preparing to take the next major step in the battle against COVID-19. Wednesday it rolled out a plan to quickly vaccinate kids between the ages of 5 and 11.

Two new reports show that death, disease and other health problems linked to global warming are rapidly rising.

A salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people in at least 37 states is being linked to onions from Mexico, the CDC announced Wednesday.

Dallas County officials want a double vaccination push for both COVID-19 protection and flu shots. They’re concerned about a new surge in both deadly viruses as flu season begins.

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week, but it may create even more confusion about who should get a third shot and when.

U.S. health officials are laying out plans to let most Americans buy hearing aids without a prescription.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was fully vaccinated when he died of complications from COVID-19. Powell had battled cancer and medical experts say that’s one of a handful of conditions that can make vaccines less effective — but they still urge people to do so.

Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than four months after regulators approved it.

NBC 5 profiles two frontline workers who’ve been in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic on how their heritage has shaped the people they’ve become.

The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.

A new program is training the next generation of healthcare workers in a field that’s proved vital during the pandemic.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is a national effort to make Halloween safer for kids with food allergies and other medical conditions. The project was first launched in 2012 by a local food allergy group in Tennessee before FARE expanded it to all 50 states. Many of the popular Halloween candies contain nuts, milk, egg, soy or wheat, which are among&#823...