A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward treating these physical and mental-health conditions.

Scientists from Cologne and Utrecht have found that employees are more likely to eat fruit and vegetables as well as engage in physical activity when their colleagues encourage a healthy lifestyle.

Here's a sobering statistic for physicians and other health professionals. Clinical care is estimated to account for only 20% of health outcomes, whereas health behaviors and social determinants of ...

Research has now found that cancer survivors who follow a heart-healthy lifestyle can improve their chances of living longer. The study suggests that seven behaviors, including being physically active ...

Have you ever heard a lame joke but see everyone else is laughing so you find yourself giggling along? Or lean into a conversation when others were, as well? Or yawned following another person’s yawn ...

Behavioral information from an Apple Watch, such as physical activity, cardiovascular fitness, and mobility metrics, may be more useful for determining a person's health state than just raw sensor ...

When we have health anxiety, we can sometimes fall into the trap of closely monitoring our bodies to look for symptoms or any signs that we are in danger, whether it is a sign that we have a new ...