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Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S.

The lawsuit says that NIH has canceled more than 670 research grants, which were due more than $1.1 billion in funding.

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify about how government cuts made to HHS staffing and the creation of a new agency will reshape the country's health services. NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace reports on how a number of ...

It's been shown that reactivation of the chickenpox virus can lead to the accumulation of aberrant proteins associated with Alzheimer's.

Kilmer fought the disease since his diagnosis in 2014 before succumbing to pneumonia on Tuesday night.

The Food and Drug Administration has been reluctant to approve flavored e-cigarettes over public health concerns.

Danielle Gray, founder of Train Like A Gymnast and a Start TODAY trainer, stops by Studio 1A to demonstrate moves for mobility and range of motion, which are directly related to longevity and independence later in life.

There are currently no crash test dummies used in the U.S. that resemble the size of the average woman, which experts say causes women to be more likely to be hurt or killed in a crash. NBC News Julie Tsirkin reports on lawmakers' new efforts to ...

Many clinics had been planned at schools in the Dallas area with low vaccination rates.

More than 500 cases have been confirmed so far this year. NBC News is updatingcase totals twice every week.