A St. Johns County woman has a new respect for Mother’s Day after surgery changed her life. Katie Anderson says a big transformation is making a difference in her experience of motherhood.

Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.

A new survey finds about half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from social media influencers or podcasts.

The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

Argentina’s tourism-dependent province — Tierra del Fuego, home to the southernmost city of Ushuaia — is reacting angrily to the idea that the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship may have emerged from its territory, pushing instead for investigations into the other Argentine provinces passengers visited before boarding the ill-fated cruise.

A recent survey found 75% of women with children at home say it’s hard to make their own health a priority. And 24% are skipping routine screenings because they didn’t know they were necessary or important.

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

California will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth.

A wildfire more than 100 miles west of Jacksonville is to blame for an air quality alert Friday morning.

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

U.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries.

Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship.

Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from one of its cruise ships hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she has long had a condition called an essential tremor.

The Trump administration plans to weaken some Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.

Local OB-GYN Dr. Chandra Adams joined us on The Morning Show to explain the safety of Mifepristone and the narrowing options available for women.

Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.

Millions of taxpayers penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for late payments or filings may qualify for refunds or penalty terminations.

Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands for treatment.

Some Portuguese man o’ war washed up on Vilano Beach in St. Johns County in early April. News4JAX showed pictures to Dr. Steven Goodfriend at HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital and asked what you should do if you are stung by one.

"Here Tomorrow," a Neptune Beach-based nonprofit focused on suicide prevention, recently launched a program specifically designed to serve military members and first responders struggling with mental health — free from stigma and with full confidentiality guaranteed.

Technological advancements have made cosmetic procedures more accessible but have also lead many to grapple with the philosophical and ethical implications.

The U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak.

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend.

U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers.

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989.

President Donald Trump’s deals with drugmakers requiring many of their U.S. prescription prices to drop could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade.

Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources.

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for help off West Africa.

The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people is waiting for help off Cape Verde's coast in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three others were left seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.

There is a long-running discussion about the role that religion can play in enhancing personal well-being and lowering the risk of mental health problems.

The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others.

Democrat Amy Acton is running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, but she'll face some steep challenges in the November general election.

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.

President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third pick for U.S. surgeon general.

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Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state over a strict new bathroom ban.

President Donald Trump says he's nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States.

Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants.

The Supreme Court is siding with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.

Diverticulitis is a digestive condition when there is an infection in the colon that can cause bad pain, fever and nausea. In some cases, emergency surgery is needed.

Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget.

A free town hall on Thursday in Jacksonville will bring together several agencies and experts to help those with Medicare spot and prevent possible fraud.

A strong neck helps if you drive a car at a speed of 200 mph.

A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded.

Many people applying for Medicaid in Nebraska will soon have to prove that they're working, volunteering or in school.

Two paramedics helped deliver a baby girl on a Delta flight as it landed in Portland, Oregon.

The Supreme Court seems divided over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.

Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to backyard poultry that has sickened at least 34 people since February.

South Carolina’s measles outbreak, which was the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years, is over.

What if there’s no such thing as TMI.

Barriers to tourism for people living with disabilities can range from the obvious, such as an out-of-service elevator, to an outing that’s too long or a setting that’s too loud.

On Newport’s south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean the air and foster wildlife.

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

Radio Taiso is an exercise program in Japan that comes on the air every morning at 6:30.

Dense smoke from larger fires will push into inland Southeast Georgia Friday into Saturday morning, producing unhealthy air in affected areas and prompting a Dense Smoke Advisory through 12 p.m. Friday for portions of Southeast Georgia, including Brantley County, where a 5,000-acre wildfire continues to spread.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being studied for hard-to-treat mental health conditions, including major depression.

A proposed bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives has failed.

Authorities in Indonesia’s capital are seeking to remove at least 10 tons of janitor fish from the city’s waterways.

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry.

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices.

If you’ve missed rooting around in your cereal box for a toy, you’re in luck.

President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products.

Falling is one of the leading causes of death or serious injury for adults 65 years and older, according to the CDC.

A cannabis industry group calls President Donald Trump’s reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug “the most significant federal advancement in cannabis policy" in decades.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants government food assistance programs to cover rotisserie chicken from grocery stores.

Some people in Sudan say they have struggled to obtain medicines, and the war in Iran has made that worse.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers.

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline.

Parliament has passed a bill to make cigarettes inaccessible to future generations in the U.K. Children born after Dec. 31, 2008, will never be able to buy cigarettes under the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

A proposed water treatment plan could send millions of gallons of treated wastewater from Jacksonville into North Florida rivers — raising both hope and concern among residents, environmental advocates and water management leaders.

Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the world’s most daunting problems — human-caused climate change — with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy.

Barefoot trails located around the world invite visitors to get close to nature in a different way.

Museums and other cultural institutions across the globe have added barrier-free tours and guides to their repertoire.

A Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Bill Cassidy supported Kennedy's confirmation as health secretary but is a strong vaccine advocate and has clashed with him over vaccine policies.

The Trump administration is requiring all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some Medicaid providers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military will no longer mandate the flu vaccine for American troops.

Postpartum depression affects about 1 in 8 women in the U.S. within the first year after giving birth. It isn’t just the “baby blues.” It’s a serious mental illness that leaves new moms extremely sad, exhausted, and sometimes hopeless. The condition can be debilitating, overwhelming and dangerous for new moms.

Two deadly cases of domestic violence — one in Louisiana and the other in Virginia targeting Black mothers — have sparked a national conversation about domestic violence prevention and mental health care resources available to Black communities.

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.

Surging interest in the purported benefits of psychedelic drugs has given rise to a new industry: psychedelic retreats.

Doctors say this year’s allergy season is arriving earlier, lasting longer and hitting harder than in years past. Experts say it’s not just pollen. Warmer temperatures and higher carbon dioxide levels are giving plants a head start on blooming and producing more pollen than before.

Countries across Central Europe have pulled HiPP baby food off shelves after rat poison was found in some jars over the weekend.

Inviting people over is a good way to strengthen social connections, but pressure to clean every room and prepare a table of good food before guests arrive can get in the way.

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.

Animal-derived skin care products are gaining popularity, from salmon sperm facials to moisturizers made with beef tallow — the fat around a cow's internal organs.

Carfentanil has experienced a drastic resurgence across the U.S., causing hundreds of unsuspecting drug users to overdose.

Water sample testing is underway, but DOH-Clay said even though the presence of toxins hasn’t been confirmed yet, people should proceed as if they’re there.

Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity.

A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends.

If you haven’t fired up your grill since last summer, now’s the time to give it some attention. Consumer Reports says a little maintenance before grilling season can help your grill run better, last longer, and—most importantly—stay safe to use.

More than 155 million Americans visit the emergency room each year and doctors say many of those trips are preventable. So what everyday habits are sending people to the ER? And what simple changes could keep you out?

Agape Health and Wellness Center and New Breed Creation Life Center will host a community health fair offering free screenings, resources and family support on Saturday, April 25.

The Associated Press and Grist have collaborated on a project to analyze how federal policy changes on energy are affecting farmers.