Health

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder, which is fatal but not contagious.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that U.S. autism diagnoses are rising at an “alarming rate," calling the condition a “preventable disease."

Washington state is suing Seattle Public Schools, alleging the district has repeatedly failed to accommodate pregnant and nursing employees.

A new study finds that brown rice contains significantly more arsenic than white rice, raising health concerns—especially for young children. Experts advise rinsing rice and diversifying grains to reduce risk.

The drug manufacturer will no longer study and test danuglipron after a participant in a clinical trial was injured.

A Nevada high school student is being praised as a hero after using CPR skills she learned in class to help save her father’s life.

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.

RFK Jr., the head of HHS, said the agency is taking on a "massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism. Here's what to know.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to end the use of fluoride in water and intends to tell the CDC to stop recommending fluoridation in communities across the country.