Health

More than 40,000 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled from Meijer stores due to the possibility of hard plastics contamination. 

A Polk County jury has awarded $12.25 million to a man who learned after prostate cancer surgery that a mistake had been made with his tissue samples: He didn't have cancer.

Watching an infant struggle with the aches and pains of teething can be tough. And now, one treatment for teething pain is now considered dangerous: amber teething necklaces.  The necklaces are made of baltic amber, or fossilized tree resin. In theory, when baby wears one his body heat triggers the release of a minute amount of oil that contains succinic acid, which is absorbed into the...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a warning after healthcare facilities in several countries reported severe illness and death due to a drug-resistant fungus.

A student at a middle school in Birmingham has one of the confirmed cases of the measles in metro Detroit right now. 

The measles outbreak in Michigan has expanded to another county as Washtenaw County now reports its first measles case of 2019, bringing Michigan's total to 41.

As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers, and others worry about what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes: curbing cigarette smoking.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price are warning parents to stop using a Rock 'N Play if their child is old enough to roll over after several deaths have been reported.

Downing a bottle of wine each week is as cancer-causing as smoking five to 10 cigarettes a week, according to British researchers.

At just 21-months-old, Molly Hughes has overcome more than most adults.

Dozens of women are suing a Southern California hospital, claiming they were secretly filmed during medical procedures including having surgery and giving birth, according to plaintiffs.

There are a lot of children in our country who only get meals at school.  That is why many schools have expanded to provide breakfasts and even dinners.  But when the weekend comes, the meals stop and some children go hungry over the weekend.

The number of U.S. measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018, health officials say.

A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this approach might be extended to more common cancers in the future.

Walgreens will soon jump on the CBD bandwagon.

Dreams of warm sandy beaches and sun kissed skin often start to invade our minds as we get closer to the springtime in Michigan. But the dream can turn into a nightmare if we don't protect ourselves.  The sun or a tanning bed can cause damage, raising our risk for wrinkles and skin cancer. So, Deena Centofanti checked out another option: the spray tan.