Rates of breast cancer-related genetic mutations in Black and white women are the same, according to a new study that contradicts previous research. It found that about 5% of both groups of women have a genetic mutation...

The American South and Midwest are home to the highest obesity rates in the nation, but a new study reveals that severely obese residents of those regions are the least likely to choose lifesaving weight-loss surgery. “Bariatric...

An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it’s not yet clear whether the shot will be able to save brain function. In a Phase 2 clinical trial, the vaccine...

Living longer often means living with multiple health problems and numerous medications to manage them. Understandably, many doctors and their patients wonder if any of these drugs can be discontinued safely. A new study from Italy suggests...

The vast majority of editors at leading medical journals are white — with few of those influential spots going to Black or Hispanic professionals, a new study finds. The study comes on the heels of a controversy...

MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — After years of improvement, high blood pressure control in the U.S. dropped regardless of age, race or ethnicity, according to new research. Previous studies found Americans with high...

Novavax, a Maryland biotechnology company that has struggled mightily with delays in developing its coronavirus vaccine, announced Monday that its two-shot regimen was over 90% effective overall in a trial that unfolded even as more contagious variants...

A rising number of young Americans, including children, are taking their own lives using firearms, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2008 and 2018, gun suicides showed an “alarming” increase among Americans aged 5 to...

AMA’s Plan to Fight Racism Criticized by Some Members The American Medical Association is facing backlash from some of its members over a plan to fight racism and bias in medicine. The opponents, including some white Southern...

British researchers report that babies have a strong immune response to the virus that causes COVID-19, based on a new, small study. For the research, the investigators assessed the immune systems of four infants under 3 months...