- Big Health Care Disparities Persist Across the U.S., New Report Finds
- Teens Often Bullied Online About Their Weight: Study
- Work That Challenges Your Brain Helps You Stay Sharp With Age
- Urine Test Might Spot Head-and-Neck Cancers Early
- Many Seniors Are Overmedicated, But ChatGPT Might Prevent That
- Antipsychotics May Do Great Harm to People With Dementia: Report
- Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for People Battling Severe Alcoholism
- Most Homeless Americans Are Battling Mental Illness
- FDA Recalls Heart Failure Devices Linked to Injuries and Deaths
- COVID Does Not Spur Asthma in Kids, Study Finds
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Black Women at Raised Risk of Carrying Breast Cancer Genes
In study of those under 50 with invasive form of disease, 12 percent had BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Despite Pockets of Resistance, Most U.S. Kids Getting Vaccinated
Health officials call the finding heartening, but worry about lingering opposition to inoculations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Black Women at Raised Risk of Carrying Breast Cancer Genes
In study of those under 50 with invasive form of disease, 12 percent had BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Despite Pockets of Resistance, Most U.S. Kids Getting Vaccinated
Health officials call the finding heartening, but worry about lingering opposition to inoculations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Even Short Bouts of Activity May Help Kids’ Health
Three minutes every half hour for three hours lowered blood sugar levels, study says
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Healthier School Meals Offered Across U.S., Feds Finds
Students get more fruits and veggies, less salt
- Posted August 27, 2015
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How Reliable Are Medical Studies? Half of Findings Couldn’t Be Replicated
Healthy skepticism needed for some scientific claims, researcher says
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Injuries Tied to Illegal Meth Labs on the Rise: CDC
'Shake-and-bake' chemical explosions are one common, dangerous accident, agency report says
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Growth Hormone May Lower Odds of Fractures in Older Women
But researcher says high cost, need to get shots in clinics make it an unlikely osteoporosis treatment
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Antibiotics Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Researchers don't know if the drugs signal developing disease, or contribute to it
- Posted August 27, 2015