For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler “sling” surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial. The study involved women with stress urinary incontinence, where movement that puts...

If there’s any doubt that America’s teens have suffered mightily during the pandemic, a new government survey offers fresh proof of the pain restrictions from the coronavirus has inflicted on this vulnerable group. Many high schoolers have...

The Human Genome Project produced the most complete map of human genetics ever assembled in 2003 — but that map still held many uncharted territories. It did not contain about 8% of the human genome, representing crucial...

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has launched a new website that includes help for people trying to find free COVID prevention and treatment quickly. COVID.gov will bring into one place several types of critical COVID-19...

Smoking pot through a bong doesn’t protect the nonsmokers in the room from the dangers of secondhand smoke, a new study warns. Bongs have been touted as a safe way to protect nonsmokers from secondhand marijuana smoke....

THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — COVID-19 was full of surprises early on, causing mild problems in the short term for some people and serious complications for others. Long term, it may be just...

An experimental drug shows promise in reducing tics in young people with Tourette syndrome. Ecopipam, which failed as a weight loss medication, may reduce tics by 30% in kids and teens with Tourette without the unpleasant side...

In a close vote, an advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to recommend the approval of an experimental drug for the deadly neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The panel’s decision had...

A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows — in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the painful problem. The study reports on the...

(HealthDay News ) — An emergency health order that has curtailed immigration at U.S. land borders is expected to be lifted in late May. An announcement about rescinding the order — which has been in place since...