FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — You are what you eat. And what you eat is a reflection of who you are – your family, your history, your traditions. But for many people who...

More than a week after pressing “pause” on the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, experts convened by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet again Friday with an eye...

Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Effective Against New NYC Variant, Two Studies Show The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines protect against serious illness and death from the coronavirus variant first identified in New York city, two new studies...

Isolated NBA players who recovered from COVID-19 but still tested positive for the virus didn’t infect others after leaving isolation, a new study finds. That someone who has had COVID can infect others has been a persistent...

Overweight and underweight women have a higher risk of repeated miscarriages than those whose weight is average, a new study finds. Miscarriage is the most common complication of early pregnancy, occurring in 15% to 20% of all...

If you suffered migraine headaches before menopause, you’re at higher risk for high blood pressure once your periods stop, a new study warns. Migraines occur more often in women than men, and are most common in the...

There’s no evidence of genetic damage in the children of parents who were exposed to radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ukraine, researchers say. Several previous studies have examined the risks across generations...

Vaping liquids made in illicit “garage labs” in Appalachia could be proving deadly for some users, new research suggests. They’re one reason why e-cigarette users in rural Appalachia have a higher risk of severe lung injury than...

Depression and other mental health problems have become much more common among pregnant women and new mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic, an international study finds. Researchers noted that mental health issues can harm not only a woman’s...

For people who’ve suffered through a bout of COVID-19, their misery is too often not over. New research shows that a wide variety of “long-haul” symptoms are common, and the risk rises along with the severity of...