Health

My bed and I spend less time together than the experts say we should. Most nights, my head hits the pillow around 11:00 pm, and I’m up—without an alarm—at 5:30...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charlotte Page, a 24-year-old venture capitalist and affordable housing worker based primarily in Florida. It has been edited for length and...

The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning that attendees of a recent outdoor concert at the popular Salt Shed music venue may have been exposed to rabies-carrying bats....

As October marks World Down Syndrome Awareness Month, it’s an opportune time to learn and support those with the condition. About 5,700 babies are born in the U.S. with Down...

Four years after contracting COVID-19 during the 2020 pandemic, Al Pacino says he almost died from the virus—and that those awaiting a great “white light” may be in for disappointment....

We are, collectively speaking, living longer than ever before. Life expectancy in the US shot up at a rate of about three years per decade in the last century: from...

BERLIN — Problems continued to pile up for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Monday as one of its top politicians announced he is stepping down due...

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly,  a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carol Evans, 56, of Birmingham, UK. It has been edited for length and clarity. My husband, John, sat in the hospital...

Instead of putting his feet up when he left his job at 60, Jack Eckenrode moved to a farm and worked on it for 15 years. And instead of finally...