Health

Drinking several cups of caffeinated coffee or tea a day may protect against Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke.

Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to IVF.

Kentucky’s largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines. But Louisville’s success is limited and the city has not been able to achieve herd immunity thresholds so far.

The Bite for the Fight Food Festival begins this Saturday. The festival helps benefit integrative care programs for kids getting cancer treatment. There will be live food demos, pet adoptions, and more. NBC10’s Brenna Weick has more about Makenna Massi, the 14-year-old girl who inspired this festival.

Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.

She loves sports and has become a good luck charm for the Loyola University men’s basketball team. Here’s how she stays healthy at 105.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle visited a living facility for senior citizens who are deaf and hard of hearing to learn more about some of the challenges they face. 

A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with diet and exercise, a small new study shows.

Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals.

Botulism is a rare but severe illness that attacks the nerves in the body.

Federal, state and local governments are all trying to reduce maternal mortality rates across the United States and eliminate racial disparities.

People experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis now have a place to go that’s open 24/7 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors gives us an inside look at MVP Recovery which is funded through the county after Pennsylvania reached a major settlement with opioid drug makers. 

The decision comes only a week after it approved a new round of messenger RNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna, which both target an offshoot of JN.1 called KP.2.

Daniel Wright Jr.’s approach is clinically sound, experts say.

Dorothy Staten used to be a professional cook and loves food. She has firm rules about what she eats and avoids in her diet.

Polio is one of the world’s most infectious diseases and until it is wiped out globally, the virus will continue to trigger outbreaks anywhere children are not fully vaccinated.

People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday.

Oropouche virus, also known as ‘sloth fever,’ is a virus spread by infected biting insects. Here’s what you need to know.

Eli Lilly released a new form of its weight loss drug Zepbound for roughly half its usual monthly list price to increase access for patients without insurance coverage.

The Oropouche virus causes sloth fever, which is transmitted by biting flies and mosquitoes. Here’s what health officials have to say about the new warnings.