Posted: 10:57 AM The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a federal grant to pay for a new health education center in Lincoln and restore funding to four others.

Posted: 2:33 PM Health officials say the number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has risen again.

Posted: 6:08 AM Health providers are scrambling to notify patients in nearly two dozen states that the routine steroid injections they received for back pain in recent months may have been contaminated with a deadly fungal meningitis.

Updated: 5:05 AM Custom-mixed medicines like the steroid shots suspected in a meningitis outbreak have long been a source of concern, and their use is far wider than many people realize.

Posted: 7:19 AM A new report says dozens of weight loss and immune-boosting supplements on store shelved are making illegal claims that they cure or treat disease.

Posted: 7:01 AM A new rapid way to decode the DNA of sick newborns may help doctors diagnose genetic diseases faster in their tiniest patients -- in roughly two days instead of weeks.

Updated: 10:47 PM The GOAL Award winners represent the nearly 6,000 patients that Madonna each year. A banquet was held in their honor at the Cornhusker hotel on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

Posted: 7:05 AM Experts say the weak economy has a lot to do with the latest drop in the annual U.S. birth rate, dampening enthusiasm for starting or adding to the family.

Posted: 6:40 AM Time to get your flu vaccine. And remember: Last year's shot won't protect you this year.

Updated: 4:36 AM 1200 people to steps today to raise awareness about mental health issues.

Updated: 4:35 AM One in three children in the United States is overweight or obese, but two local organizations came together Saturday to show parents how they can be the catalyst for change.

Updated: 9:36 PM Exactly one year after breaking ground the Kearney County Health Services Hospital in Minden has a brand new addition.

Posted: 8:04 AM The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public that most Internet pharmacies are fraudulent, selling drugs that likely are counterfeit and could harm or even kill people.

Posted: 6:56 AM Some New York City residents unhappy about the big sugary drink ban say pretty soon they won't be able to get fried food in a hospital cafeteria.

Posted: 6:26 AM British health authorities have alerted the U.N. of a new respiratory virus in a severely ill patient from Qatar.

Posted: 2:01 PM Governor Dave Heineman announced the State of Nebraska wellness program became the first state program to earn the 2012 C. Everett Koop National Health Award.

Posted: 11:08 AM Scientists have completed a major analysis of the genetics of breast cancer and find four major classes of the disease. They hope their work will lead to more effective treatments.

Updated: 11:23 AM Spending more time at the grocery store can help you achieve your weight loss and heart health goals. That's according to Madonna Proactive Dietician Katie Taylor.

Updated: 5:42 PM Nursing. It's the nation's largest health care profession but it's facing instructor shortages.

Posted: 3:25 PM New research strengthens the case that soda and other sugary drinks are culprits in the obesity epidemic.

Updated: 8:58 AM Bread is flying off the shelves at a bakery dedicated to gluten free products in North Lincoln.

Updated: 4:51 AM A new study predicts that more than half the people in 39 states will be obese by 2030.

Updated: 3:20 PM A new study suggests a connection between the BPA chemical used in food packaging and childhood obesity.

Posted: 8:03 AM Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the No. 1 killer among Hispanics in the U.S., and the rest of the country may be only a few years behind.

Updated: 3:07 PM More older drivers are on the road, and an Associated Press review finds a hodgepodge of rules governing what they must do to stay behind the wheel.