'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025, days before a presidential election that could threaten...
View ArticleA promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for...
Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for a year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research, the company announced Thursday. The results underscore the...
View ArticleCDC sees spike in 'walking pneumonia' cases among children
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Doctors are seeing a rise in the number of children falling sick with "walking pneumonia," and cases could continue to climb. As colder months approach, the number of...
View ArticleOzempic reduces knee osteoarthritis pain by almost half: Study
(The Hill) -- The results of a clinical trial published this week found that the active ingredient in the diabetes and weight loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy was linked with a near halving of...
View ArticleNational Diabetes Month: Mississippi ranks second for diabetes prevalence
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - November is National Diabetes Month. Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) are raising awareness by organizing a two-day event highlighting the...
View ArticleDaylight saving time ends this weekend. This is how to prepare for the...
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time...
View ArticleHow to choose the best personal trainer for your fitness goals — and budget
Irv Rubenstein holds a doctorate in exercise science and has run a personal fitness training studio for 35 years in Nashville, Tennessee. Obviously, he speaks positively about the benefits of using a...
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'There's hope': New 'heart in a box' technology expands reach of donor hearts
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new technology known by doctors as "heart in a box" is being used at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego and it is helping save the lives of those who need a heart...
View ArticleMpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency...
View ArticleMississippi worst state for health and wellness: report
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Many of Mississippi's health statistics are noteworthy for the wrong reasons, but a recent report reveals that the health of Mississippians is the worst nationally. The...
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