Q: How does cranberry juice support health?

A: Cranberry juice isn’t just a tart refresher. It offers real benefits, especially when you choose 100% pure juice with no added sugar.

Most well-known for its role in urinary tract health, cranberry juice contains proanthocyanidins (PACs) — plant compounds that help prevent bacteria like E. ...Read more

Health benefits of oranges include aiding digestion, hydration, and disease prevention. Their vitamin C content supports immune health.

1. Help with hydration

One navel orange provides about 4 ounces (a half cup) of water. Generally, women need about 92 ounces (11.5 cups) of fluids daily, while men need about 124 ounces (15.5 cups).

People ...Read more

The term “gum disease” sounds serious, and it is. Advanced stages cause bone and tooth loss, which affect your ability to eat, speak clearly, and socialize. And even early stages of gum disease are risky, increasing the chance of developing heart problems, Alzheimer’s disease, and other chronic conditions. Fortunately, simple steps can ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My neighbor had a stroke and received a “clot buster” medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke. Can you help me understand different kinds of stroke treatments? My neighbor seems almost back to normal, but my uncle is still in rehabilitation because of some paralysis on his left side.

ANSWER: We ...Read more

January would have marked the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — that is, until 2022, when the court overturned it. Since then, abortion has been banned in 13 states and severely limited in 10 others.

Yet anti-abortion activists remain frustrated, in some cases even more so ...Read more

Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives, seeking support for a proposed federal rule setting minimum staff levels for nursing homes.

Finally, after decades of advocacy, the Biden administration in 2023 tackled the problem of perennial ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A major HIV/AIDS health care organization is trying to stop Florida’s planned cuts to the state AIDS Drug Assistance Program, accusing the state of creating a rule without going through the required process.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed a petition Tuesday in the Division of Administrative Hearings, challenging ...Read more

Eighty-nine new cases of measles have been reported in the Upstate since Friday, according to the South Carolina Department of Health.

That brings the total number of cases to 789 across the state, leaving 557 people in quarantine and 20 in isolation, according to a news release.

The department identified new cases at Dorman High, Inman ...Read more

Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food and you’ll lose weight. With society’s obsession with food, health and weight, statements like these are all over social media, gyms and even health care offices.

But do you need ...Read more

Health care in 2025 was consumed by chaos, conflict and relentless drama. Yet despite unprecedented political turmoil, cultural division and major technological breakthroughs, there was little meaningful improvement in how care is paid for or delivered.

That outcome was not surprising. American medicine is extraordinarily resistant to change. ...Read more

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention.

Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to one-on-one therapy sessions and to simpler setups, such as school or home settings. While treating autism spectrum disorders with robot-assisted ...Read more

For decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke with a single voice when advising the nation's families on when to vaccinate their children.

Since 1995, the two organizations have worked together to publish a single vaccine schedule for parents and healthcare providers that clearly ...Read more

Three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Florida, including one each in Hillsborough and Manatee counties, state data shows.

The Hillsborough case was in a person aged between 20 and 24 who was infected by the highly contagious disease in Florida this month, a Florida Department of Health database for infectious and reportable diseases...Read more

TALLAHASSEE — Florida may keep some required vaccine mandates after all.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo made national news in September when he announced a plan to remove all vaccine mandates from state law.

But so far, no lawmaker has any bill that would do away with the mandated vaccines, which include required shots for polio, ...Read more

As an alternative to new federal vaccine recommendations, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its own childhood vaccine schedule Monday with the backing of a dozen of the nation’s most prominent medical groups and associations.

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ vaccine schedule differs from the new federal one in a number of ways,...Read more

PONTIAC, Mich. — The presence of Legionella at the Oakland County courthouse is shrinking, according to county officials.

The county on Monday reported one positive water sample at the courthouse's Circuit Court Tower on Telegraph Road collected Jan. 13-14. This is down from three found during the previous round of testing, according to a ...Read more

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s a global threat that travels with people across borders.

For decades, the fight against malaria has felt like running in place. Bed nets and drugs save ...Read more

Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year.

And now, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that many Americans, ...Read more

You may have seen Kratom products at gas stations, vape shops or online. Marketed as "natural" and often sold in forms such as powders, capsules and gummies, kratom is gaining popularity in the U.S. among teens. But while it comes from a plant, that doesn't make it safe.

Kratom comes from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, native to ...Read more