Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY

A variety of factors, such as low COVID-19 vaccination rates and Americans’ general poor health, is behind the life expectancy drop, experts say.

Experts are predicting COVID cases in China will explode after the country ended its strict zero-COVID policy. Here’s how the US may be affected.

Over the next decade or more experts say pain treatment will look very different than it does today, with more effective care.

To better understand America’s pain problem and what to do about it, USA TODAY spoke with more than 50 pain experts and people with chronic pain.

New medicines like Wegovy promise dramatic weight loss, but there’s a long way to go to make anti-obesity drugs accessible to those who need them.

Cases of the disease formerly known as monkeypox are down as the Biden administration declares an end to the public health emergency.

Colonoscopy is recommended for people over 45, but preparation turns off many. Here’s a look at how it compares to stool tests FIT and Cologuard.

Sperm counts have dropped globally, raising new questions about exposures, men’s health and what it could mean for fertility.