Health

Howie Mandel revealed he “almost died” after self-medicating during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “America’s Got Talent” host, 70, made the admission Monday on Hoda Kotb’s “Joy 101” podcast, where he detailed how his OCD and ADHD spiraled into dangerous substance…

McKenna West’s baby is in critical condition after undergoing complex heart surgery, the infant’s biological parents claimed in court filings. Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, the California couple who have been locked in a multi-state custody battle with the 28-year-old…

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, state health officials announced Tuesday. Both victims were residents of Lancaster County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which declined to release additional details about the individuals citing privacy concerns. The…

Rumer Willis has revealed the results of her genetic testing after opening up about the “terrifying” process in a new interview. The 38-year-old daughter of Bruce Willis, 70, spoke last week about undergoing an APOE genetic test to determine her…

A UC Berkeley-led team has published findings on an experimental compound that boosted energy use by up to 18% in obese mice without making them more active or cutting their food intake. The compound, 5-tetradecyloxy-2-furoic acid, or TOFA, was tested…

Fergus Farrell has begun a 3,000-mile walk across America after doctors once gave him a 5% chance of ever walking again. The 46-year-old Irishman, who was paralyzed from the ribcage down in a 2018 workplace accident, set off Saturday from…

A 64-year-old California man has spoken out after his smartwatch flagged a dangerous heart rate spike during a routine gym session, leading to emergency surgery for severe coronary disease. Raul Martin was exercising when he felt his heart begin to…

Lillian Smart, 8, died Saturday at a Ruston hospital one day after her birthday from a brain-eating amoeba infection linked to a swim in Lake Claiborne. The Louisiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that a state resident had been hospitalized…

Dr. Mehmet Oz clarified Sunday that the MMR vaccine is not lethal, pushing back against President Trump’s earlier suggestion that the combined shot could pose a deadly risk. Oz, 64, the administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez completed her egg-freezing journey and vowed to keep sharing updates despite facing political backlash. Ocasio-Cortez, 36, took her nearly 10 million Instagram followers through the final day of the two-week process on Saturday, documenting egg retrieval day…

Vincent Iwuchukwu won a court ruling allowing him to play another NCAA season. The 22-year-old, Germany-born center sued the NCAA on August 14 in Queens Supreme Court after the organization excluded his 2022 high school class from a new age-based…

Benny Blanco dropped 4.7 pounds after eating nothing but pizza for five straight days. The music producer, 38, posted a TikTok video Thursday documenting the entire experiment, which he designed to prove you can lose weight “eating literally anything.” At…

A dental therapist with 13 years of practice experience has gone viral for explaining why a startling tongue condition is far less dangerous than it looks. Dr. Laura Bailey, 37, who posts as ‘laurasmileclub’ on Instagram, spoke about black hairy…

A Dunkin’ employee filmed washing his feet in a kitchen sink aboard the Staten Island Ferry has triggered a city health investigation. The footage, posted to TikTok on Aug. 11, shows a worker standing at a sink behind the counter…

Dolly Parton has spoken out about going through “hard times” with her health while insisting she is still working through her recovery. In a new interview, Parton, 80, opened up about the medical issues that have kept her off stage…

Amy Slaton, 38, has unveiled an AI-generated music project on Instagram ahead of her TLC show’s return. The Kentucky native shared a clip from a music video for her track “Pounds Hollow” on August 26, showing herself in a bralette…