To keep you heading in the right direction, follow these targeted heart disease prevention guidelines. Read the road signs and sample a few of the recommendations:

Looking for an affordable, simple exercise routine? Think back to your childhood: More than a schoolyard pastime, jumping rope is also an effective workout.

Fall and winter bring cooler weather, holidays, and—unfortunately—a rise in both flu and COVID-19 cases.

Mental health touches nearly every part of our lives, affecting how we think, feel, and act. But did you know it can also influence our risk for physical illnesses? New research drives this point home for one serious condition: cervical cancer.

Every year in the U.S., 50,000 people have something unexpected happen during labor that causes a serious health problem. For Black women, pregnancy is more dangerous. In fact, Black women are 3 times more likely than white women to die of a cause related to being pregnant.

Most children have respiratory illnesses every now and then. But coughing and wheezing are symptoms of asthma in children.

Taking your baby to see a doctor is important when your little one is sick. But going to regular well-child visits can be just as important.

From colds to seasonal flu, parents are always fighting to keep their little ones healthy. But one sickness tends to slip under the radar: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This virus infects almost every child at least once before age 2.

Unlike many other types of cancer where your risk climbs as you age, testicular cancer is most likely to strike when you’re in the prime of your life.

If your back hurts, you might write it off as a normal part of life. After all, a lot of people have back pain from time to time. But if back pain is severe, doesn’t go away with time, or is getting in the way of daily life, you might have a significant medical problem.