More than 60% of American adults who vape say they want to stop, a new study reports. Some use electronic cigarettes to try to quit smoking traditional cigarettes, then end up vaping and smoking, the researchers found....

THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Inflammation can be a visible part of how your body fights illness or injury. If you’ve ever sprained your ankle, you already know about it. But it also...

Long-term organ damage appears to be common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients after they’ve recovered and been discharged, British researchers report. One U.S. expert who read over the report said she’s seen the same in her practice. “This...

THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Lynn and Kent Wiles spent the morning running errands together. The Oregon couple shopped for groceries, stopped by the bank and picked up items at the hardware store....

In a finding that illustrates the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on America, a new government report confirms that COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death in 2020. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Production Error at U.S. Plant Ruins 15 Million Doses of J&J COVID Vaccine A production error that ruined about 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine could delay upcoming shipments of the vaccine in...

It’s the question everyone wants answered because reopening the world depends on it: Can coronavirus vaccines stop transmission of the virus? Now, 21 universities across the United States are teaming up to find out. The project, called...

Patients who have surgery for esophageal cancer commonly see the disease return, but a drug that boosts the immune system may help delay or prevent that, a new trial has found. The drug, called Opdivo (nivolumab), doubled...

THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDayNews) — The ripple effect of the COVID-19 scourge has led to more complications among pregnant women worldwide, including an increase in stillbirths, a new study says. The research review also found higher...

COVID-19 can harm multiple organs in the body, including the brain. Now, a new study says some hospitalized COVID-19 patients have non-convulsive seizures that may increase their risk of death. “Seizures are a very common complication of...