Health

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.

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.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with Victor and Libby Boyce, parents of beloved late actor Cameron Boyce who tragically passed away from a seizure at the age of 20. Now, the Boyce’s are on a mission to bring epilepsy from the shadows through The Cameron Boyce Foundation, raising money and awareness for the disease.

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.

The NBC4 I-Team and Telemundo 52 Investiga sit down with California’s Insurance Commissioner and find out about the statewide action being taken concerning silicosis, based on our continued reporting.

Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but serious virus with no known treatment or cure. Here’s what you need to know.

Mosquitoes become more widespread during the summer mothers. Here are some tips on preventing mosquito bites.

Tanghulu should always be made on the stovetop — not the microwave.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was briefly hospitalized after contracting the West Nile virus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, 83, is recovering at home. He is expected to make a full recovery.

“There’s an idea in our culture, that’s so wrong: that life is over when you get to be a certain age,” says Babette Hughes.