A new weight-loss drug is almost twice as effective as current medications, clinical trial results show, and experts say it could revolutionize the treatment of obesity. Overweight and obese people lost an average 15% of their body...

It’s known that face masks help protect against COVID-19 infection, but U.S. health officials said Wednesday that the tighter the mask, the better. In lab experiments, wearing cloth or medical masks close to the face cut COVID...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Keeping track of your heart rate is probably a good thing. Obsessing about it probably isn’t. That’s one drawback of the increasing popularity of wearable devices that constantly...

Spina bifida is a diagnosis no parents-to-be want to hear as they await their child’s birth, and the idea of performing surgery on a baby while it is still in the womb can be terrifying. But new...

As the United States enters a critical phase of its national coronavirus vaccination campaign, a new poll shows that two-thirds of Americans are frustrated with how hard it is to get immunized against COVID-19. The Gallup Poll,...

Facebook Targets New COVID-19 Vaccine Falsehoods Facebook says it will ban new lies about COVID-19 vaccines that are circulating on the social network, such as falsehoods that the shots are ineffective, toxic, dangerous or cause autism. All...

Obesity is the culprit in up to half of new diabetes cases among Americans each year, a new study estimates. Researchers found that over nearly two decades, obesity contributed to anywhere from 30% to 53% of new...

Though living in a bustling urban area may have its upside, all those nighttime lights could come at a price to your health, new research suggests. The study, published online recently in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of...

If you have cancer and you’re trying to exercise to boost your health, new research suggests you don’t have to knock yourself out during your workout. Light exercise is just as beneficial as more demanding workouts for...

Among the many dangers the coronavirus pandemic has brought, parents really need to be on the lookout for one in particular: an increased risk of suicide among vulnerable teens. “We’ve seen an upsurge in really bad suicide...