You decide to take a popular colon cancer screening test that can be performed at home, and it comes back positive. A follow-up colonoscopy is scheduled, but then you suddenly receive a large and unexpected medical bill....

The public health message has always been loud and clear: If you are experiencing a medical emergency such as chest pain, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. But a new study shows that a...

Researchers are reporting early success with a temporary heart pacemaker that simply disintegrates when it’s no longer needed. So far the work has been limited to animals and human heart tissue studied in the lab. But experts...

MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Dr. David Watlington knew his family history put him at increased risk of heart disease. Even so, when he was diagnosed with high blood pressure in February, he...

Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, June 28: Evidence that Pfizer, Moderna vaccines give long-term immunity. New studies support the notion that mRNA-based vaccines could leave immune system ‘memory’ cells on guard against COVID for...

Living with heart failure is hard enough, but a new study suggests that these patients may also face a higher risk of cancer. Researchers looked at more than 100,000 heart failure patients and the same number of...

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines trigger an immune system response that could fend off the coronavirus for years to come, new research reveals. The latest study bolsters growing evidence that most people immunized with the mRNA vaccines...

As babies and toddlers grow, parents may feel excited about their little one learning to crawl, walk or talk. But these same milestones can also raise concerns when parents fear their child may not be developing normally....

Dog obedience trainer Cindy Leung has a very anxious client who loves a very anxious breed, the Shetland Sheepdog. “My student startles at loud noises,” Leung said. “That’s just part of her personality. Loud, sudden noises...

COVID-19 infection doesn’t reduce the chances of successful fertility treatment in women, a small new study suggests. Concerns have been raised about how the virus affects women’s fertility because it invades its target cells by binding to...