Medicine

The dominance of ultra-processed foods in grocery stores is responsible for a total of nearly 125,000 preventable premature deaths in the United States during 2017…

Social media can be a great source of fitness, nutrition and wellness tips — but it also has some potentially harmful content. Enter "SkinnyTok," a popular weight-loss trend making the rounds on TikTok. Creators are pairing the…

A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine information packet is distributed at the Lubbock Health Department in Texas on March 1 as the state experiences the nation's…

Breanna Bortner says her dog had a hand — or a paw — in saving her life. "I had always heard stories where people, you know, say that their dogs could sense things," the Minnesota woman, now 31, told Fox News Digital during an…

A blood test looking for five specific proteins can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, more commonly known as fatty liver disease,…

In a world of sitting at desks and slumping in front of screens, back pain is known to be the most common ailment among Americans. Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, a board-certified neurosurgeon in New York — who is also fellowship-trained…

Three specific vices mean poorer physical and mental health starting at age 36, researchers reported Friday in the Annals of Medicine. Adobe stock/HealthDay…

A mother of two credits ChatGPT for saving her life, claiming the artificial intelligence chatbot flagged the condition leading to her cancer when doctors missed it. Lauren Bannon, who divides her time between North Carolina and the…

Screening for breast and colon cancers has rebounded after decreasing or stalling during pandemic-era lockdowns, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Cancer…

Reality star and podcaster Teddi Mellencamp, 43, has been fighting for her life after the spread of a deadly form of skin cancer — and on Wednesday, she revealed some optimistic news. Mellencamp, daughter of singer John Mellencamp and…

Most new cancer diagnoses occur in people 65 and older, and overall these folks have worse cancer treatment outcomes, researchers said in background notes. Adobe…

Researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have revealed that blood tests could predict the return of skin cancer. Melanoma is a less common form of skin cancer that is more dangerous than other varieties,…

According to a study, most OB/GYNS didn't immediately leave states where abortion was banned after the 2022 Dobbs ruling. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/HealthDay…

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain health. In a large, randomized trial, researchers led by First Hospital…

1 of 4 | Fears that microplastic and even smaller nanoplastic particles are emerging as a threat to cardiovascular health were reinforced Tuesday with…

With around one million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. — and 90,000 getting new diagnoses each year — the race is on for a cure. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have announced progress…

World Health Organization executives, inlucind Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (third from the right) celebrate on Wednesday after member states agreed to…

Boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya, 52, recently shared a beauty secret that is raising some eyebrows. "These lasers only making me younger and cuter … sorry fellas," he recently posted on Instagram, along with a of himself…

A MMR vaccine information packet is seen at City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, on March 1. Over the weekend, three states confirmed their first…

Searches for "tongue scraper" have almost doubled in the last two decades, according to Google Trends. Some experts, however, have warned about potential risks. The practice of tongue-scraping (or tongue-brushing) has existed as a…