Medicine

Participants walk up Market Street in the 55th annual San Francisco Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 29. Florida on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against three leading…

Weight loss can be tricky, especially when approaching it without the support of medication. For India Gants, winner of Season 23 of "America’s Next Top Model," her weight loss journey led her to lose 50 pounds with what she described…

A case study of a male patient in his 50s linked his suffering a minor stroke to his habit of drinking eight cans of energy drinks each day. File Photo by Gary I…

The world’s first GLP-1 weight loss treatment is being administered for pets on an experimental basis. The first cat was successfully dosed in the MEOW-1 study of OKV-119 – an investigational "ultra-long acting" GLP-1 implant, which,…

Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer, researchers reported in a new study. File Photo by Bill…

The way we lie down in bed could pose health risks beyond just a sore back, according to experts. Your go-to posture can cause pain, reflux, snoring and even nerve symptoms that show up the next morning. "What we care about is if…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced the approval of the first hematopoietic stem cell transplant therapy to treat patients…

Men account for higher rates of nearly all major chronic diseases — yet nearly two-thirds admit that they avoid going to the doctor for as long as possible, according to a Cleveland Clinic survey. Physicians warn that once men enter…

People with depression have a more than doubled risk of developing epilepsy, and the mental illness also makes epilepsy more difficult to treat, researchers say.…

Each year, more than 5 million cosmetic filler procedures are performed in the U.S. — but these injectables can potentially block key blood vessels, putting patients at risk for serious harm. In a study presented this week at the…

Despite the chaos of the holidays, experts say that with a little attention year-round health habits do not need to discarded. Photo by Tatjana Baibakova/Adobe…

Chronic pain can be debilitating and frustrating, especially among aging adults. While physical remedies and treatments can provide some relief, experts have found that shifting one's mindset — or the way the brain approaches pain —…

A California company is introducing GLP-1 medications formulated for overweight pets. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…

The first study to evaluate the link between Alzheimer’s disease and body weight found a significant association. Researchers at Washington University Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, discovered that Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers…

Routine cervical cancer screening is getting a new option: Self-swab HPV tests, the American Cancer Society said in updated guidance. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay…

Simon Cowell is opening up about the unconventional wellness procedure that he claims is helping him age backwards — one that "rinses" and "filters" his blood before returning it to his body. Although the music mogul, 66, didn’t…

1 of 2 | Flags stand as part of an instillation in support of more research, treatment options and funding for colorectal cancer on the National Mall in…

A consistent bedtime may play a meaningful role in lowering blood pressure, according to new research examining how sleep timing affects cardiovascular health. While most people think primarily about getting enough hours of sleep,…

People with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes have a dramatically higher risk of sudden cardiac death, researchers reported Thursday in the European Heart Journal.…

The shingles vaccine could slow the progress of dementia, according to a new study from Stanford. These findings follow previous research that found older adults who received the vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over…