Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults get at least seven hours of sleep per day.

Nebraska Medicine is looking to expand cancer care in central Nebraska with a new facility in Kearney.

You can now buy hearing aids over the counter for the first time in the U.S. No medical exams or prescriptions are needed.

The Sarpy/Cass Health Department (SCHD) reported its first case of monkeypox on Friday.

Kent Bellows Mentoring Program at Joslyn Art Museum students is creating a mural on the wall leading to Methodist Hospital's Adam M. Koslosky Reflection Garden.

The Omaha Community Alliance hosted its 26 annual “Breaking the Silence” event about destigmatizing mental health.

These individuals are described as the backbone of public health.

CHI Health has been dealing with an IT security issue this week and on Thursday advised that its parent company was still managing the problem.

Five Nebraska lakes are on alert for toxic algae.

The new White House strategy in the fight against hunger is welcomed in the metro.

One man’s passion for helping the rest of us better understand the toll of Alzheimer’s.

What could be a scientific breakthrough for the millions of people with Alzheimer’s? A new drug showing promising results in clinical trials.

Lately, Muddy Paws Rescue in Omaha has seen a big jump in parvovirus.

For two years, the flu seemed to nearly disappear as COVID raged around the world.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Grace Loftus and her family have been battling cancer at the Children's Hospital since the end of last year. They share their story with 6 News and their hopes for their future.

Polio hasn’t been in the news much for decades. However, it has become a hot topic again after doctors confirmed a case in New York.

Three health plans have been selected after bids for Nebraskans in Heritage Health in an announcement from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Friday.

Three Rivers Public Health Department officials confirmed Thursday of the first human case of the West Nile Virus and a third mosquito pool in the area tested positive.

Relief from osteoarthritis in a person's knees often leads to major surgery and a months-long recovery, but a new device tested could help patients ease that pain.

Fighting cancer once is hard enough. One Nebraska teen is in the middle of her second bout with a rare form of the disease.

There is a ninth bird flu case in Nebraska.

The University will be able to help determine whether an environmental factor at the school contributed to the cancer cases.

Nebraska Methodist College has found its humble food pantry has opened the door to academic success.

Michelle Young said she wasted her days away while hooked on opioids. What she says helped her most was the support from her family.

Several Nebraska lakes have been issued a health alter for harmful algae blooms.

The Douglas County Health Department on Friday confirmed that a teenage boy has tested positive for West Nile after being bitten by a mosquito.

Thursday evening, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will begin the process of gathering public input on a new mental health facility.

Hundreds of people in Douglas County have been vaccinated against monkeypox.

The Douglas County Health Department is offering free STI clinics for people 24 and under.

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reported that mosquitoes in the area tested positive for West Nile virus on Friday, which means residents may be a greater risk of exposure.