A help in ‘ruff’ times: When it comes to coping with the stress of college life, new research shows that vulnerable students are far better served by therapy dogs than stress management courses. In the study, more...

Pulmonary rehab can improve the quality of life for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but as many as 40% of U.S. seniors with COPD lack access to these programs, largely because there are none nearby....

Not taking prescribed medications can lead to relapse, hospitalization and increased risk of suicide for people with bipolar disorder, yet many who have this condition do not take their medicines as prescribed. A new study examines why...

Infants exposed to secondhand smoke in the womb and early childhood are likely to have weaker lungs, a new study suggests. The finding is based on levels of blood cotinine during pregnancy and childhood; blood cotinine is...

The actual number of U.S. children hospitalized due to COVID-19 may be lower than current figures suggest, a new study indicates. That’s because counts of hospitalized children who test positive for COVID-19 may include those who were...

Researchers have reported the first case of COVID-19 causing dangerous, recurring blood clots in a patient’s arm. The report offers new insight into how the damage of inflammation caused by COVID-19 can linger and how best to...

Women who develop diabetes in pregnancy don’t tend to make healthy diet or exercise changes to help fight it, a new study finds. That could have dire consequences: Gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes raises the risks of high blood...

When someone comes in for a new heart stent, it’s critical that the medical team doing the procedure knows several key facts about previous stents the patient has had. But fewer than half of patients receiving a...

A lot of people think of age 50 as the magic number for getting a first colonoscopy, but earlier is better, a prestigious U.S. expert panel now says. Based on evidence that younger people are being diagnosed...

U.S. hospitals have been required to make their prices public since 2019, but 18 months into the rule more than half weren’t doing it, a new study finds. In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule requiring...