Many women dread having to give up coffee during their pregnancy, but new research suggests that consuming a little caffeine while expecting might not necessarily be a bad thing. “While we were not able to study the...

A rare inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 in children was more severe in the second wave of patients than in the first, researchers report. For the study, investigators examined the cases of 106 patients with multisystem inflammatory...

A new study confirms that when a country is more accepting of people who are LGBTQ, fewer gay or bisexual men take their own lives. In a new study, researchers compared life in a country where LGBTQ...

MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 Certain commonly prescribed antidepressants appear to substantially lower the risk of dying among seriously ill COVID-19 patients, a large new study indicates. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are among the most widely prescribed...

People suffering from dangerous abnormal heart rhythms can take matters into their own hands and figure out what is triggering their episodes, researchers report. Folks with atrial fibrillation (a-fib) were able to reduce their episodes of the...

A new and expensive Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm is responsible for about half of the $21.60 increase in monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B outpatient program in 2022, Medicare officials report. The new premium will be $170.10...

MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Leaders from the two companies responsible for America’s most-used COVID-19 vaccines looked back Saturday at how they were able to develop the lifesaving shots so quickly – and...

For Emily Litvin, this Thanksgiving is going to look different from the last one and she couldn’t be happier about it. “I’m so excited to have some sort of normalcy, especially for my daughter and her cousins....

Your daily cup of joe might be a quick pick-me-up, but it comes with a mixed bag of good and not-so-good effects on your health, a new study reports. Drinking coffee helps people stay more active, but...

A stay on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses has been upheld by a federal court. The requirement that employees of businesses with 100 or more workers be vaccinated by Jan. 4 or wear...