Medicine

Drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. Adobe stock/HealthDay America's…

Two centenarians broke the Guinness World Record for longest marriage of a living couple, as reported by Jam Press and confirmed by LongeviQuest, a database on the life and times of the world’s oldest people. Manoel Angelim Dino, 105,…

At least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations have been related to the flu, as well as 16,000 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

As the health of Americans comes into sharper focus with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, women’s health needs to be a priority, says one expert. Functional medicine provider Dr. Austin Lake of Tulsa, Oklahoma,…

An American Cancer Society report found that the risk of death among Black patients is twice that of white folks when it comes to myeloma, prostate, endometrial and…

During active cancer treatment, patients face many smaller battles on the path to remission. One of those lesser-known struggles is a condition known as chemo mouth, a painful side effect of chemotherapy and radiation.For some, chemo…

Overall, people who smoked 11 to 20 cigarettes per day had a 64% increased risk of stroke, compared to a 5.2 times risk with more than 40 smokes a day, results show.…

Two widely touted Alzheimer’s drugs have been shown to enable patients to remain in their homes, living independently, for longer periods of time. Those medications, while effective, are not without their risks and side effects,…

1 of 2 | Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House after he was sworn in on…

Following Pope Francis’ diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, doctors are speaking about the condition. The Vatican announced the Catholic faith leader’s diagnosis — which was reportedly confirmed via laboratory tests and chest X-rays —…

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is joined by wife Cheryl Hines prior to being sworn in at the Oval Office on Thursday. On Tuesday he said…

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers. Researchers at the International Agency for…

After adjusting for numerous factors, including the use of sunscreen, hats and clothing, the data showed that children who got 30 minutes or more of daily summer…

Feelings of isolation and loneliness, as well as associated anxiety and depression, are growing everywhere — and most disturbingly, among our youth. Shocking data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

Researchers reported that sports wagers rose from $4.9 billion in 2017 to $121.1 billion in 2023. Almost all of these bets -- 94% -- are now placed online. Photo by…

After facing the threat of active war, many veterans also wage battles with cancer. One of those is John Ryan of Aldie, Virginia – a U.S. Navy veteran who was diagnosed with lung cancer after serving in the military for 30 years.Since…

1 of 2 | The Wyoming Department of Health said an older woman from Platte County tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza and was the first human in…

The American healthcare system is "broken," says an Arizona oncologist — and he’s sharing what he thinks needs to change. Ahead of RFK Jr.’s confirmation as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Dino Prato…

Two studies, published Thursday in JAMA, show that states that enforced complete or near-total abortion bans after six weeks of pregnancy saw a 6% overall rise in…

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