Fewer Americans are dying prematurely from heart attack compared with years ago, but progress has stalled out in the past decade, new research shows. For the study, the researchers examined 20 years of data on heart attack...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Twenty years ago, the Canadian province of Ontario launched an aggressive campaign to tackle stroke from every angle: It hyped prevention and awareness; beefed up its acute care...

COVID-19 helps drive nearly 2-year decline in U.S. life expectancy. New data from the CDC for 2020 shows COVID as the third leading killer, after heart disease and cancer, with the average American now living to 77,...

Determining whether a young person with autism is ready to drive can be tricky for their health care providers. That’s the upshot of a new survey that included 78 pediatric physicians, psychologists and other providers in Pennsylvania...

They may have other proven health benefits, but new research shows that fish oil supplements don’t prevent depression or improve mood. Some experts recommend omega-3 fish oil supplements to help prevent depression in high-risk patients, but studies...

Of course kids make up the bulk of people at schools, but new evidence shows that requiring masks for adults working at schools greatly reduces the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks. In the study, the researchers found that...

A new program to boost the supply of cancer medicines for children in low- and middle-income countries has been announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The hospital is making a...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) – – COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death for Americans and has shortened life expectancy by nearly two years, a drop not seen since World War II, a...

President Joe Biden laid out a comprehensive plan on Tuesday to help Americans navigate a tough winter facing the Omicron variant, but he also made an impassioned plea for every eligible person to get vaccines and boosters....

Researchers who say they have discovered what causes kids to have “chalky teeth” predict it could lead to new ways to fight it and cut cavities by half. One in five children have chalky teeth — visible...