Former NFL star Steve McMichael had a brain disease linked to repeated head injuries, an autopsy revealed.

McMichael, a Hall of Famer and key player on the 1985 Chicago Bears, was diagnosed after his death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Concussion & CTE Foundation said.

He died last year at age 67 after a five-y... Full Page

Health officials are changing the rules for who can serve on a key vaccine advisory panel after a judge ruled that many current members are unqualified.

The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, helps guide vaccine use in the U.S., including the childhood immunization schedule.

It advises the U.S. Centers fo... Full Page

Drug companies Abbvie and Genentech will start selling medications at lower prices through the White House’s "TrumpRx" website.

They are the 10th and 11th companies to join the program.

Abbvie will offer its arthritis drug Humira at a steep discount.

The medication, which is also used to treat Crohn’s disease and ul... Full Page

Some baby car seats are being recalled after a safety issue was found during testing.

Graco is voluntarily recalling select SnugRide Turn & Slide car seats due to a structural problem identified during post-production lab testing.

The company said the recall affects a limited number of products sold in the United States between J... Full Page

Allowing a screen to babysit your preschool child could blunt their intellectual and emotional development, a new study says.

Preschool and kindergarten kids with up to a half-hour daily of unsupervised screen time wind up with poorer communication skills and a lower vocabulary, researchers found.

In turn, these language problems con... Full Page

The influenza vaccine can significantly reduce the risk of a flu-related heart attack or stroke, even among folks who become infected after vaccination, a new study reports.

The systemic inflammation caused by a flu infection is known to increase short-term risk of heart problems, and the flu vaccine has been shown to reduce this risk by p... Full Page