Health

The concept is simple. Choose a category: Walk, Run or Bike and log the miles you complete each week. The event is open to adults and kids alike -- and both indoor and outdoor miles count.

St. Louis health leaders are working together to respond to COVID-19. Learn what you should know, how you can help and the steps that they are taking.

Mercy has implemented the following procedures to protect its patients and caregivers

As the coronavirus outbreak forces many families to stay confined at home, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America [AFA] suggests participating in some simple therapeutic activities to help stimulate brain function.

A large percentage of middle-aged adults approaching Medicare eligibility are concerned about the rapid rise of health insurance costs, and many more worry about the cost and availability of healthcare when they retire or if federal health policies change, according to a recently published survey.

The University of Michigan and Michigan-based Whirlpool Corp., the nation’s largest dishwasher manufacturer, recently cooperated to produce guidelines for environmentally conscious consumers who want to make their daily dishwashing chores as “green” as possible.

If so, your odds of a healthy old age are better, say scientists from the University of Michigan.

March has been designated as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to emphasize that timely screenings are the best “medicine” to fight this disease.

The average American family wastes nearly a third of the food that it buys, according to recently published research by Pennsylvania State University scientists.

The wave of marijuana legalization sweeping across the U.S. has spiked demand for the drug in every age group … including seniors, new research shows.