A strong immune response to the virus that causes COVID-19 by the placenta may help explain why infected pregnant women face a higher risk of complications, such as preterm birth and preeclampsia, researchers say. The Yale University...

An implanted heart defibrillator is a life changer in more ways than one. More than one in 10 patients who receive the device also developed anxiety or depression, a new study reveals. The findings highlight the need...

Neck pain? Poor posture can cause it, but may not be the only reason why, new research suggests. Lifestyle is a key culprit — particularly long periods of time spent hunched over handheld devices or working on...

The risk of mother-to-newborn transmission of COVID-19 is low, but the illness in pregnant women can trigger preterm birth, researchers say. The new study looked at 255 babies born in Massachusetts last year to mothers with a...

Many conditions can trigger vertigo and the first step in treating it is to find out what’s causing it, an expert says. Middle ear fluid, dislodged crystals in the inner ear, Meniere’s disease, vestibular neuritis and vestibular...

If you plan to resume running after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to ease back in, one expert advises. “There are a lot of good programs, including Couch to 5K or C25K,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday lifted the temporary pause it had placed on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and said it will add a note to the shot’s labeling warning of the potential...

Not even your beloved feline is safe from COVID-19. Using in-depth genetic analyses, a new investigation in the United Kingdom suggests that people can pass COVID-19 on to their cats. “We identified two cats that tested positive,”...

FRIDAY, April. 23, 2021Politics matter when it comes to Americans’ health: A new study shows that lower-income Republicans are less likely to socially distance than others. The data — from more than 15 million cellphone users in...

FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At an annual checkup, Tasha Benjamin’s doctor looked over her electrocardiogram readings and asked whether she’d had a heart attack. Thinking it was a joke, she responded, “Well,...