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Robert Redfield Jr., the new CDC director, said the AIDS epidemic could be ended within seven years and pledged to bring the opioid crisis “to its knees.”...Read More

Researchers tracked the effects of a high-fat milkshake, finding it changed the shape of blood cells and counts of cholesterol, triglycerides and fatty acids....Read More

The Food and Drug Administration is pushing a strategy to reduce salt intake across the food supply as part of a multi-pronged agenda to promote healthy eating....Read More

People who dine out had higher levels of toxic chemicals called phthalates than those who ate home-cooked meals, according to a study....Read More

Researchers have identified a potential genetic link for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome affecting healthy children under 1....Read More

Inside a 97,000-square-foot greenhouse in North Carolina, thousands of tobacco plants are growing in individualized containers — for production of flu vaccine....Read More

Researchers have found a mutant protein that is linked to ovarian cancer growth, prompting the possibility of new drugs to target this regulator....Read More

A single gene has been linked to an aggressive form of brain cancer, potentially paving the way for new therapies to treat the disease, according to research....Read More

Cigna, the fifth-largest medical insurance provider in the United States, announced Wednesday it has reduced opioid use by 25 percent among its members....Read More

Heart disease and strokes are less prevalent among foreign-born adults than U.S.-born adults, according to a study....Read More