Alexa Lardieri

As a health journalist, I am always on the lookout for the latest and greatest health gadgets or wellness products.

Millions of people may be at a heightened risk of heart disease due to exposure to daily pollutants.

A man who was experiencing a persistent, and worsening, migraine was shocked to find that his pain was actually due to a tapeworm that had infected his brain through one of his favorite foods.

A recall has been issued for cheese products sold in multiple states after at least eight people have gotten sick from the same strain of a deadly bacteria.

This summer, the Democratic Republic of Congo will play at a World Cup for the first time ever. It should be a moment of pure celebration but instead, it arrives with a difficult complication.

A new case of a rare tick-borne disease has been detected in a human for only the fourth time on record.

Three children in Connecticut have died due to overdoses on a common over-the-counter allergy medication, raising concerns among health officials.

Three children in Connecticut have died due to overdoses on a common over-the-counter allergy medication, raising concerns among health officials.

A leading medical group has diverged from America's top public health agency and issued its own vaccination recommendations for the first time ever.

A type of Lyme disease caused by a rare type of bacteria that leads to more severe symptoms has appeared in a new state for the first time, health officials are warning.