Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or eating.

Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide.

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing.

Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond is expected to share more information Wednesday about an effort to bring Safe Haven baby boxes to one fire station in each city council district.

Belgian pharmaceutical maker UCB says it will build a $2 billion drug manufacturing plant near Atlanta.

The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel approach against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme.

Federal health officials have issued a warning about controversial statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about one of his company's cancer drugs.

Experts say staying active is one of the most powerful ways to protect your health. But it turns out that how you exercise may depend on who you are.

A Thai court on Tuesday found a major gold mine operator liable for pollution that has harmed nearby villagers, in a ruling that could influence future environmental lawsuits.

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States and it is shattering March temperature records.

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.

If you haven’t had a physical in a while, you might notice some changes at your next appointment, including what tests your doctor orders. It’s now recommended that everyone get their Lp(a) checked.

As of October, you are more likely to get into Harvard than a new job. But for some people, staying at their current job seems like a worse fate.

Use of blockbuster anti-obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound is growing, with about 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. saying they currently take the medications.

It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of news these days.

Allergy season is upon us, bringing with it runny noses, itchy eyes and sneezing.

Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks.

More than 150 people gathered at the Jacksonville Zoo for Epilepsy Alliance Florida’s annual “Walk the Talk,” sharing personal stories and raising awareness to reduce stigma around a condition that affects over 500,000 Floridians.

Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies.

More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men.

Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of particles and other possible contaminants.

Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and reuse their own blood for medical care.

While many families focus Spring cleaning efforts on closets and garages, experts say spring is also the perfect time to clean out hidden exposures that can affect your child’s health: from everyday plastics to cleaning products and indoor air.

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes.

A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people.

A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police.

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

Injuries and sicknesses vary when people show up to an ER for medical care, so doctors must decide, depending on the severity, which cases take priority in determining how soon patients can be treated in a room and the order in which they are seen.

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy.

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion.

A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical nine-to-five routine.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

Endometriosis is a painful and often debilitating disease that affects an estimated 6.5 million women in the U.S. Now, one researcher is using her own struggle to bring hope to millions by developing an at-home test for the disease.

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China.

A new study says the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll is much higher than official counts, and that there were disparities in which deaths were missing from those tallies.

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago.

Over 50 million people in the U.S. live with chronic pain, a third of whom have had their entire lives stopped because of it. A new study funded by the NIH at the University of California, San Francisco, is trying to solve some aspects of chronic pain with deep brain stimulation, or DBS.

The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida.

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

After the announcement that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, Dr. Shala Masood an internationally recognized expert in breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis and the medical director for the UF Health Breast Center, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show to discuss the importance of early detection in fighting breast cancer.

Scotland’s Parliament rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first in the U.K. to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives.

Consumer Reports tested dozens of jar openers, grippers, and other household helpers to find which ones actually work well for people with arthritis, injuries, disabilities, or limited strength.

Can you scream your way to happiness.

A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.

Health officials say seven people in three states, including children, have been sickened by E.

The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, was diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a post from President Trump on Truth Social.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides.

Climbing stairs has been increasingly ingrained in exercise guidance, but it can sometimes be hard to find a place to do it.

In a new investigation, Consumer Reports tested 30 additional braiding hair products, including human hair, plant-based hair, and other synthetic braiding hair products. All 30 products also contained VOCs, including acetone and small amounts of known carcinogens.

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in pandemic small business aid.

Saturday morning, community members gathered at Phillip Randolph Park for the First Coast AIDS Walk, honoring lives lost to HIV/AIDS and uplifting those living with the virus.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment.

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well.

There are at least 20 free standing emergency rooms in northeast Florida. These emergency rooms gets people help faster, especially if they live far away from a main hospital.

The biggest new restaurant trend is small.

Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard.

Most tap water in the U.S. is safe to drink.

About 1 in 6 parents in the U.S. have skipped or delayed vaccinating their kids against diseases other than COVID or the flu. Now those same fears over vaccine safety are spreading to pet owners.

News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton has gone through two rounds of chemotherapy for a progressive and aggressive form of cancer. The side effects led Bruce and his wife to opt for a new hairstyle, getting ahead of the hair loss by shaving his head.

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

Black, hot, over ice: the ways we drink our coffee are endless, and for many of us, it’s an essential part of our morning routine. But there’s a catch, too much caffeine can leave you jittery, wide awake at midnight, or nursing a headache.

Many people associate blood sugar with diabetes, but doctors say repeated spikes and crashes can affect anyone, increasing inflammation and raising heart disease risk.

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases.

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants.

Hims & Hers Health has agreed to stop selling compound versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs, ending for now a patent lawsuit.

About 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. But unlike some other types, skin cancer can often be prevented!

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Consumer Reports has some important advice for parents on how to help prevent these more common and often avoidable sports injuries.

A singing circle at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw helps people with dementia and other brain conditions connect through music.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC's Savannah Guthrie, remains missing after nearly 40 days in Arizona.

Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility.

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.

A new study shows heat waves increasingly trigger sudden, severe droughts across the world as the planet warms.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program.

Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.

A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in.

One in 10 women are diagnosed with endometriosis, a chronic and usually debilitating condition that can be easily misdiagnosed.

Consumer Reports tested dozens of babyproofing products to find the ones that work best and talked with child safety experts to create a babyproofing checklist that covers all areas of your home.

The new analysis looked for heavy metals and other contaminants, and while some results raised concerns, Consumer Reports says there are also many solid options for parents.

Last year, President Donald Trump promoted unproven ties between Tylenol and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition.

Many families are opting for “gramping,” which is when grandparents and grandchildren vacation together and leave the parents at home.

While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places.

President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state.

Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making time for conversations, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information.

Today, women are more educated, more represented, and more visible than ever before, but in some key areas, progress has stalled, and in others, it’s actually moving backward.

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.

Florida’s emergency cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program could leave more than 16,000 people without consistent access to HIV medication or insurance coverage , including at least 500 in Jacksonville.

A new CDC analysis shows U.S. maternal deaths keep edging down.

The medical charity Doctors Without Doctors says 26 staff working with the group remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan.

The Florida Department of Health lists drowning as the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1-4, and state lawmakers in Tallahassee are considering two bills aimed at reducing those deaths.

They play, they roll, they run! And they itch! What looks like playtime can actually be a sign of fleas, ticks or allergies. New national forecasts show flea and tick season is starting earlier and lasting longer across much of the U.S.

Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from holding back $243 million in Medicaid spending.

As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed.

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

The White House says a red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck comes from a prescribed skin cream.

Tech companies are pushing new health chatbots, but experts say you still need to talk to your doctor.

The American Cancer Society reports that about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. The average age of men who get diagnosed is 67.