Fox Health

A viral TikTok "health" trend has people taping their mouths shut at night — forcing breathing only through the nostrils. One doctor called it "the most dangerous trend I've seen in some time."

A new flu-like virus has been detected in China, and its name is Langya henipavirus (LayV). Here's what you need to know about the 35 confirmed infections.

Children under 10 living in London are being urged to get a polio vaccine booster as the virus is confirmed to be spreading in the capital for the first time since the 1980s.

A new study published by the Keck School of Medicine found a correlation between regular exposure to "forever" chemicals and liver cancer.

India announced on Wednesday that the country will begin offering Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, which can be paired with both of the country's available vaccines.

The Food and Drug Administration updated its emergency authorization of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, a move it said would increase the number of available doses.

Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc. has committed $5 million dollars to assist a coalition of LGBTQ+ advocacy groups in helping educate the LBGTQ+ community on monkeypox.

Actor Ashton Kutcher disclosed a recent bout with an autoimmune condition that affected his hearing, vision and ability to walk. Here's more about vasculitis — and how it affects the blood vessels.

The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency in the United States last week, but who's at most risk and how is this virus spreading?

Italy begins its vaccine campaign against monkeypox this week as the virus continues to spread around the globe. The vaccine being used is Jynneos (MVA-BN), a smallpox vaccine.

Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children. And of the 46 cases, three required liver transplants.

New York's top health official warned that the first case of the polio virus detected in Rockland County last month is being treated as the "tip of the iceberg."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a variety of sexual activities that they claim will help prevent a spike in infections, including mutual masturbation.

Johns Hopkins associate professor and pain expert Dr. Paul Christo discusses the rise in U.S. fentanyl poisoning deaths and how those suffering from addiction can get help.

A worldwide update on the spread of coronavirus covering Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, Middle East And Africa, medical developments and economic impact.

Experts from the WHO and Africa CDC are reporting that monkeypox cases in Africa are not concentrated amongst gay men, unlike most other countries with outbreaks.

India has reported the first confirmed monkeypox death in Asia on Monday this week. The government has assembled a monkeypox task force in an effort to combat the virus's spread.

The Biden administration on Thursday said it was declaring monkeypox a public health emergency, freeing up federal money and other resources to fight the virus.

Multiple states have declared outbreaks of the monkeypox virus to be public health emergencies. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Florida "focus on facts."

South Africa's health regulator has reported the country's first causal link between the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and one of their citizens dying from a rare disease called GBS.