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John Privett drank soda and ate whatever he wanted. Now, at age 61, he's lost 160 pounds and has seen his blood pressure and cholesterol levels drop. He said he was inspired by his new grandson.

Scientists have identified it as a new coronavirus. The outbreak started in China, likely at a seafood market, and has spread to hundreds of people with 17 deaths at last count. The first case in the United States was just confirmed Tuesday in Seattle in a citizen who recently returned from a trip to China. 

It is award season and that means people are probably watching movies. Of course, the most appropriate snack to eat while watching a movie is popcorn. Depending on how you eat it, it can be a healthy or unhealthy snack.

January is Thyroid Awareness Month and it's a great time to talk about thyroid health.

Doctors are warning the strain of the flu that is infecting people is particularly contagious and spurring on one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory.

One mother kept suffering from seizures even after medication and brain surgery. So doctors at the Henry Ford Health neurosurgeons tried another treatment instead. They rewired her brain to reduce activity.

A canine rehabilitation specialist at Ohio State University is helping dogs lose weight with an underwater treadmill and a simple acronym. It appears to be working.

While diets and exercise can help you lose weight, surgery may be the best option for some. That was the case for Jackie Page, formally a part at FOX 2 and now an anchor at WWJ 950.

Working on your balance and your memory, trainers are using boxing as a medium for staving off the symptoms of Parkinson's. And it appears to be working

Influenza is on the rise across the United States, with seven percent of patients reporting flu-like illnesses. But in Michigan? That number is less than half

Dr. Elizabeth Swenor is board-certified in Lifestyle and Functional Medicine, and a certified expert in plant-based nutrition.