The holiday season is a popular time for volunteering, but experts say giving back is beneficial year-round.

Life moves fast, from long workdays to late nights with friends — many Americans are running on empty! A new poll found 53 percent of Americans rate their sleep quality as fair or poor. Now a TikTok trend called bed rotting, is offering a curious kind of self-care.

THC-infused drinks and snacks have soared in popularity as alcohol sales have declined in recent years.

Whether it’s a good-paying job, a home, or even good health, we all have one reason or another to be thankful during Thanksgiving. But for one Jacksonville man, he says he’s just thankful to be alive.

A West Virginia judge has ruled that parents can use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children.

The Trump administration says pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations and that it's expected to produce billions in savings for older adults.

Americans consume about 20 teaspoons of added sugar a day, more than double the recommended limit! Trying to cut back usually means trying to find alternatives. But which options do you get the most bang for your sugar-free high?

The man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services has died in federal custody.

A rabid raccoon that was located in the Jacksonville area on Monday has prompted the state’s Department of Health in Duval County to issue a rabies advisory.

A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into Republican divisions on the issue.

The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.

Cannabis use among young adults has reached historic levels, with nearly 18 million Americans using marijuana daily in 2022.

As daily cannabis use rises to historic levels in the U.S., some longtime users are finding it harder to quit.

Since Marc Buoniconti.

The Glynn County Health Department is alerting residents about the presence of rabies after a bobcat located on Jekyll Island tested positive for the disease.

The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years.

Experts have mixed reactions to the recent U.N. climate talks in the Amazon.

Food safety experts say that six crucial kitchen tools are the key to a safe and savory Thanksgiving dinner.

Tom Steele, one of the coordinators for Aids Day events in Jacksonville, joined News4JAX Anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show Monday to talk about the fight against HIV and events planned for “World Aids Day” in Northeast Florida.

Drug-related deaths in Florida dropped 14% between 2023 and 2024, with fentanyl deaths plunging by 35%, according to new state data that officials say reflects the success of increased funding and stronger recovery programs.

Slovenians have rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives.

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup.

At least five families say their babies were treated for infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula months before a current outbreak was detected.

The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times in an interview that he personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism.

A new play titled “Kramer/Fauci” explores the complex relationship between playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Many of the activists, scientists and government leaders at United Nations climate talks underway in Brazil have a beef: They want more to be done to transform the world’s food system.

The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over following nearly three years of intensive response efforts.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fending off criticism from his own base as some of the environmental and anti-vaccine activists who propelled him into politics have said they want stronger action against vaccines and pharmaceutical companies.

President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections.

A public inquiry has criticized the U_K_'s initial COVID-19 response in early 2020 as “too little, too late.”.

Fire has disrupted United Nations climate talks, forcing evacuations of several buildings with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements.

The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines don't cause autism.

Students preparing to study abroad often have long checklists, but the experience of learning and living in another country can be challenging in unexpected ways.

It might be flu season, but there are other viruses we need to watch out for this winter -- like RSV.

Advances in transplants and treatments are helping Type 1 diabetes patients not only survive but thrive.

Sometimes our immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain.

Health officials say at least 31 babies in 15 states have been treated for botulism as an outbreak tied to ByHeart formula continues to grow.

A letter sent to Fernandina Beach residents by the Utilities department stirred online chatter, with many feeling confused about their water quality and whether it is, in fact, OK to drink.

The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has now surpassed 800 million, and the World Health Organization calls Type 2 diabetes an epidemic. But new science is giving hope.

The return of Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to UN climate talks was hoped to spur nations to meet a self-imposed early deadline for progress on tough issues.

U.S. consumers who have had their fill of protein-enhanced cereal and ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad.

Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains.

State elections officials on Monday sent a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment to Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office, effectively putting an end to a lawsuit that backers of the measure filed to try to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the proposal.

The MacArthur Foundation is awarding $100 million to a private pandemic prevention network across Africa, offering critical support to infectious disease surveillance at a time when governments are deprioritizing global health spending.

Nadra Mohamed Ahmed was seven months when she trekked for nearly 25 miles across unsafe roads.

It may sound surprising but kids can get diseases like lupus and arthritis, too, when their immune system mistakenly attacks their own body.

Eswatini has become the first African country to receive lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that global health officials call a game-changer.

Many people living with diabetes don’t even know their hearts are already under attack. But groundbreaking research hopes to stop and even reverse the damage before it’s too late.

A South Carolina bill that could sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison has stalled in South Carolina.

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin.

A new report finds over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health’s funding cuts.

Novo Nordisk is chopping prices again for its popular obesity treatment Wegovy, but doctors say the expense will remain challenging for patients without insurance.

If you’re an older swimmer or returning to the pool after years away, few are more qualified than Rowdy Gaines to guide your workouts.

At the halfway point of annual United Nations climate negotiations in Brazil, it appears the talks may do more than just focus on implementing past promises, as some observers had expected.

Reconnecting with old friends can be challenging.

Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks to demand progress from negotiators on the problem of climate change — among other causes.

The Food and Drug Administration is adding a new warning to a gene therapy linked to two patient deaths earlier this year.

Researchers are reporting what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

A London judge has ruled that BHP Group is liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.

First lady Melania Trump is leading a new initiative to improve career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums.

Doritos and Cheetos are getting a makeover.

State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has finally ended.

Felecia Hudson with Brooks Rehabilitation joined The Morning Show to share some simple techniques to help keep medication use safe and manageable.

The parents of two babies who were sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula are suing the company.

Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their incomes amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs.

There's a new frontier in treating autoimmune diseases.

Brooks Rehab walked us through the home of a Jacksonville couple in their 80s to showcase some of the most common reasons seniors fall at home and shared safety tips.

The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved.

Federal workers are expressing relief and frustration as the longest government shutdown has come to an end.

U.S. Catholic bishops have voted to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals.

Researchers are reporting two promising approaches to counteract malaria's growing drug resistance.

As United Nation climate talks get underway in Belem, a different kind of conference is kicking off: the People’s Summit, a gathering of activists, organizers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups from around the world.

Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care.

The White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.

U.N. humanitarian affairs and relief head Tom Fletcher has told The Associated Press that the situation is getting “horrific for civilians” in Sudan.

More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.

Americans are living longer than ever. Right now, nearly 58 million people are 65 years old or older and research shows 65-year-olds can expect to live another 18.9 years, on average. If you want to live a long life, aging is part of the journey. But just how do our bodies age, and what can we do to slow it down?

A federal appeals court has heard arguments about a spending law that stopped Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers in its wake.

The longest government shutdown in history is coming to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus and the country into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when some of his members defected.

The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime regulator of cancer medications to lead the agency’s drug center.

This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples.

President Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Republican congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee.

Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country.

Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday.

A positive outlook can lower stress, boost immunity, and even improve heart health, according to the Mayo Clinic. But experts warn that relentless positivity, ignoring or dismissing negative feelings can backfire.

The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments.

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions.

The Fire Watch, a community effort to end veteran suicide, has reached a major milestone: 10,000 Floridians trained to identify veterans in crisis.

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will remove a long-standing warning from hormone-based drugs used to treat menopause symptoms in women.

Weighted vests are being used to lose weight, but do they really work? Most importantly, are they safe? News4JAX Anchor Jenese Harris tried on a weighted vest, with the help of a doctor who said these vests are not for everyone.

The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold.