Kathleen Doheny

Many brands of fruit leathers, a popular children’s snack, have detectable levels of pesticides, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization aiming to improve human health and the environment. Many dried fruit snacks also have detectable pesticide levels.

Will cases of RSV, COVID-19, and influenza rise together? Public health officials urge precautions, while noting that the flu and RSV viruses are simply playing catchup after lockdowns and social distancing.

As holiday celebrations wind down in the U.S., COVID is on the rise, even as people head out to ring in what they hope will be a healthier new year. While many would like to take a vacation from even thinking about COVID, the question of what’s next with COVID is always looming. Here’s what to know.

As more research arrives on the bivalent vaccine, an FDA expert panel prepares to discuss future plans.

Since the the CDC recommended the COVID vaccine on Sept. 12, legions of parents are still searching for doses, especially for their youngest children, and are growing increasingly frustrated.

While medical experts have viewed childhood obesity as an epidemic and a crisis for years, some are now saying it’s time to focus even more attention on the situation, and to do so earlier rather than later.

Advocates for phasing out Red Dye No. 3 and other harmful additives hope these state-based developments will spur the FDA to finally take similar action and respond to a petition requesting the ban of Red Dye No. 3.

The number of patients with a ketamine prescription rose more than fivefold from 2017 to 2022.

No one planning holiday gatherings or travel wants to hear this, but the rise of a new COVID-19 variant, JN.1, is concerning experts, who say it may threaten those good times.

Even though they’re popular, some kinds of supplements have not been proven to work and some may be harmful. Here’s how to know if your supplements are doing what they claim.