June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. Nearly seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million.

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

St. Johns County officials will soon decide whether to move forward with a 10-year, $13 million plan addressing space needs for various county services, including the court of clerks, supervisor of elections office, comptrollers office, and St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

The 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel say Health Secretary Robert F.

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread.

For parents of young children, realizing their little one has a speech issue might not always be obvious, and it's something that can end up leading to reading and writing problems later on, if it's not corrected.

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.

According to the CDC, one-quarter of U.S. adults age 20-64 have at least one untreated cavity and nearly half of U.S. adults have gum disease. Your diet is crucial to your teeth’s health but there are certain foods that can hurt your teeth.

Ever doze off on the couch at night, then struggle to fall back asleep once you move to your bed? According to Cleveland Clinic sleep specialist Nancy Foldvary, DO, you’re not alone – and there’s a reason for it.

The prospect of a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients is sparking fears.

An unusual request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about Cuban medical brigades is roiling countries in the Caribbean and the Americas.

President Donald Trump's administration has released to deportation officials the personal data for millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status.

The California Legislature approves a proposal Friday to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to send a cease and desist letter to CVS for mass text messages sent to customers lobbying against legislation and is opening an investigation into whether the pharmaceutical giant improperly used customers’ personal information.

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV and BET host who became a beloved television personality in the 1990s with her warmth and authenticity, has died.

A growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation through podcasts, nonprofits and summits that specifically address their experience.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion.

News4JAX wants to hear from those who choose not to vaccinate their children for school

Health officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.

A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy has won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.

As we celebrate Father’s Day, it’s a good reminder to make sure dads are keeping tabs on their health.

Every month, thousands of women evade abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to send them pregnancy-ending drugs through the mail.

Practicing and encouraging gratitude can be a simple way to boost morale at a time when layoffs and economic uncertainty are causing stress and anxiety.

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency are being reinstated.

School is officially out for the summer, and that means parents are going to be hearing “I’m bored” a lot more often. So, what can they do to keep their little ones active and entertained?

This Father’s Day, as families celebrate the bonds that shape us, scientific research increasingly highlights the profound influence fathers have on their children's development.

Big changes are being proposed to a food assistance program as part of President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation.

UF Health said on Tuesday it was both "surprised and disheartened" after Baptist Health/Wolfson Children’s Hospital decided to end with ts decades-long clinical collaboration with its health system and the College of Medicine – Jacksonville.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a measure that targets out-of-state doctors and activists who prescribe, sell or provide pregnancy-ending drugs to residents in the reliably red state.

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Abortions in Florida have significantly declined compared to last year, according to a new state Agency for Health Care Administration report.

Harm reductions initiatives are becoming more commonplace at major music festivals, both through partnerships with festival organizers as well as volunteer efforts done without explicit permission.

It’s no secret that what you eat can have a big effect on your health. But with so many mixed messages and misleading claims, knowing which foods are really good for you isn’t always easy.

Nothing beats cooling off in the pool on a hot summer day. But that refreshing water can also dry out our skin and hair. So, what can people do to prevent that?

Do you really need 10,000 steps a day? Do vaccines cause autism? Is a glass of red wine a day good for your heart? Read on to see whether these health claims and others are true or not.

Fifty years ago, a local pediatrician answered a need in the Clay County community for medical services, back when seeing a doctor cost just $17 a visit.

The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges.

Health Secretary Robert F.

The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year.

The U.S. is up to 1,197 confirmed measles cases this year.

Florida’s child welfare agency has sent a letter to a newspaper telling it to “cease and desist” its reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife.

President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.”.

Every year, millions of people get sick from food poisoning, so before you fire up that grill, it’s important to keep food safety in mind.

Today, gaslighting goes beyond romantic relationships. It can happen between friends, family or even at work. Importantly, gaslighting is a pattern of invalidation, so what’s the opposite? Greenlighting.

Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest.

As World Pride wraps up this weekend in Washington D.

A Utah judge has ruled that a convicted killer who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed.

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, about 9% of all new breast cancer cases in the U.S. are diagnosed in women younger than 45 years old.

The Florida Department of Health in Clay County issued a health alert on Friday after finding harmful blue-green algae in toxins in Doctors Lake-Pace Island Back Park Dock.

The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at dozens of rules aimed at protecting the environment, including one that requires big polluters to report greenhouse gas emissions.

Being a family caregiver can be overwhelming, physically, emotionally, and financially. AARP says about 80% of caregivers cover out-of-pocket costs themselves.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society North Florida chapter held its annual Dinner of Champions on Thursday.

A federal judge has ruled that two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse, for religious reasons, to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers.

The CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader.

The U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger.

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. More than 7 million Americans ages 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease right now.

When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed rolling back more than two dozen rules aimed at protecting clean air and water, he called it the biggest day for deregulation in American history.

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a travel warning for Americans as measles cases continue to rise around the world.

Despite understanding the potential negative impact of social media on their mental well-being, a significant number are turning to these platforms for help instead of trained professionals.

A University of North Florida research team that discovered how to “turn off” cancer cells is advancing to the next phase of their groundbreaking work, with animal trials set to begin this fall.

Six weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel last December, Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel” and expressed that killing the executive “conveys a greedy bastard that had it coming."

In order to help parents avoid the back-to-school rush, county health departments in the coastal district are hosting summer vaccination and screening events for students.

The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is beginning to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. as several Midwestern states battle conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.

A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.

U.S. agriculture officials are warning that packages of ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets may be contaminated with E.

Federal authorities say they have arrested a Washington man who provided chemicals to make explosives used to bomb a California fertility clinic in May.

Adults need a good seven to nine hours of sleep at night. But the National Sleep Foundation says one-third of people don’t get that and feel sleepy at least half the week.

Whether it’s drinking less or not at all, many people are becoming sober curious. But it can be hard to deal with the peer pressure to drink alcohol, especially as the weather starts to warm up.

Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages.

Texas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties.

Louisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

The Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.

A judge says the federal Bureau of Prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment.

Health Secretary Robert F.

We all know the painful consequences of overdoing it and ending up with sunburn. When it comes to sunburn, Dr. Jennifer Lucas, a dermatologist with Cleveland Clinic, said you want to avoid irritating it even more.

Trauma can leave deep scars on children, impacting them in ways that aren’t always visible. But how children react to trauma varies from child to child.

U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying Americans should be vaccinated against the disease no matter where they travel in the world.

Self-administered at-home tests are available for everything from thyroid function to HIV to cervical cancer.

June is CPR and AED Awareness Month. If you don’t know how to do CPR, now is a good time to learn. You never know when an emergency could happen.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

From spring to fall, as temperatures rise earlier and remain high into the year, the dangers of extreme heat are becoming more than just uncomfortable — especially for children.

Consumer Reports says there are ways you can lower your risk of salmonella right now.

Pakistan efforts to eliminate polio have suffered another blow after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven years.

In Uganda, where more than 40% of the population live in extreme poverty, many families live in homes with dirt floors.

A ban on disposable vapes has come into force across the U.K. as the British government aims to stem their illegal use by children, reduce litter and prevent the leaking of harmful chemicals into the environment.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

The Food and Drug administration has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna but with limits on who can use it.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet.

Federal health officials say at least 45 people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers.