Darrell Waltrip, who parlayed a Hall of Fame driving career in NASCAR into a long-time broadcasting stint at Fox Sports, has stepped away from public life due to a progressive brain disease.

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are a major contributor to global mortality. In 2023, they accounted for an estimated 4·2 million deaths and ranked fourth among the leading causes of death ...

A quarter century later, the number of first responders with WTC-related diseases has soared, with cancer topping the list of diagnoses.

As firefighters and EMS members who responded to 9/11 get older, the FDNY is pushing for the federal government to add cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and other ailments to the list of ...

For families facing devastating diagnoses, months of waiting for disability benefits can add financial strain to an already overwhelming situation. The Social Security Administration has added 14 rare ...

Some disease names sound like they belong in a medical textbook no one wants to open. But for families dealing with one of the 14 rare, serious conditions newly added to Social Security’s fast-track ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is allowing more people to fast track their access to disability benefits. On Tuesday, the agency added 14 more medical conditions to its Compassionate ...

The Social Security Administration has expanded its list of health conditions eligible for fast-track disability benefits. See the 14 additions.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Another town hall was held Monday to discuss the growing Legionnaires' disease outbreak on the Upper East Side, a day after health officials added new cases to the toll. As of Monday night, there were ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration released a list of addresses linked to the growing outbreak of Legionnaires' disease — a severe form of pneumonia — on the Upper East Side, and it includes one of ...