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.
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.
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.
State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has finally ended.
The parents of two babies who were sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula are suing the company.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples.
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.
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.
Storing food properly can prolong the life of groceries, minimize waste, and prevent foodborne illnesses.
Cardiologists at Ascension St. Vincent’s are celebrating a transformative way they are treating patients with atrial fibrillation (a-fib).
Pfizer has signed a deal to purchase Metsera Inc., an obesity drugmaker in the development stage, after winning a bidding war against Novo Nordisk.
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.
President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.
An American man and his teenage son have died after they were stung by a swarm of wasps while ziplining in Laos last month.
Self-care is a vital aspect of mental health, and we wanted to know who offered the best self-care in the Jacksonville area.
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates.
A Baptist Health patient says she was shocked to find another person’s private medical information in her online health portal, raising serious concerns about patient privacy and data security.
In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.
In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty.
The fall COVID-19 vaccine season is starting slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty shots sinking 25% after federal regulators narrowed recommendations on who should get them.
Four hospitals in Florida, including Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville and Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, were awarded $7.5 million each Monday for pediatric cancer research.
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in an approximately $48.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, creating a massive consumer health goods company.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct.
The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.
Authorities say at least 11 people have been sickened with salmonella infections linked to powder supplements sold at Sam's Club stores nationwide and online.
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.
Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.
What really makes for a good life? Money? Success? Genes? The longest-running study on happiness says none of those top the list.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drugmakers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may include a cancer-causing chemical.
The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws.
A federal judge in Hawaii has ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration violated the law by imposing restrictions on a medication used for abortions and miscarriage management.
Two new deaths and more illnesses have been reported in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to precooked pasta meals sold in grocery stores in many states.
A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.
The market for obesity and diabetes treatments remains scorching hot, funneling billions in sales to Eli Lilly and spawning a bidding war over another drugmaker.
A federal judge in Boston is considering a motion that would require the Trump administration to continue funding the SNAP food aid program despite the government shutdown.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that only 12% of U.S. adults support the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.
A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.
Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.
Our homes are our safe haven. But as the season changes, so do the risks. Cooler temps, colorful leaves, and the smell of pumpkin spice, fall is in the air! But behind the comforts of the season lurk some hazards inside our own homes.
A Duval County mother said her son contracted pinworms at New Berlin Elementary School, adding that the first grader came home with the infection at the end of September, leading to a difficult experience for her family.
The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that’s expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state.
A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry.
