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Ginny Lauren Dowden, a mom from Fayetteville, Arkansas, fought for her daughter to be exempt from school mask mandates amid COVID — a battle that took an emotional toll.

With sunlight still in short supply during the cold, dark winter months, you can boost your vitamin D intake by adding these nutrient-rich foods to your diet.

A new study found that drinking decaf coffee can help reduce coffee drinkers' withdrawal symptoms when they try to quit caffeine; Fox News Digital spoke with the study's lead author.

In the wake of the train derailment in Ohio, people are concerned about toxic chemical spills and possible impacts. Here's what a toxicologist wants people to know.

Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, his family announced. Here's what to know about this type of dementia, according to medical experts.

As bird flu sweeps the nation, infectious disease experts say human transmission is rare -- but authorities are watching the situation closely.

A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that the oral pill known as naltrexone significantly reduced binge-drinking outcomes when taken on an as-needed basis.

More than 26% of children who visited emergency rooms for mental health issues came back within six months; only half had follow-up care within 30 days, a new study finds.

More than 26% of children who visited emergency rooms for mental health issues came back within six months; only half had follow-up care within 30 days, a new study finds.

David Holland of New York City thought he would be having a hip replaced. Instead, after a cardiology checkup, he wound up needing quadruple bypass surgery. Here's his story.

On the heels of a new review of mask studies, many parents are questioning some of the COVID measures taken over the past three years, particularly mask mandates in schools.

People who have diabetes and elevated blood sugar levels face a significantly higher risk of being hospitalized with severe illness from COVID-19, per a new review.

A new scientific review suggests that mask mandates, per the CDC's recommendations, may have done little to nothing to curb the transmission of COVID.

Cold laser therapy is a focus of some who have suffered sprains or other debilitating injuries, physical therapists told Fox News Digital ahead of Super Bowl LVII on Sunday.

Healthy adults who cut calories by 25% may experience a slight slowdown in the aging process, according to a trial conducted by Columbia University’s Aging Center.

Women who embrace six healthy lifestyle factors can cut their long COVID risk in half, per a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Here's what to know and why.

Patients who get sepsis while hospitalized are more likely to return to the hospital for a stroke, heart attack or heart failure, says a study in the American Heart Association's journal.

A lack of grip strength could indicate a higher risk of disease and earlier death, according to a new study. Here's what older adults need to know to remain strong and healthy.

A man was involved in a fight in which he was stabbed in the head. Doctors said the knife was close to his eye — severing muscles and hitting his cheekbone. He nearly lost an eye.

The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), a nonprofit group in New York, believes that the removal of fallopian tubes may help reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer.