Monkeypox, the contagious virus that causes a blister-like skin rash, may also cause heart problems, according to a new case study. In findings published Sept. 2 in JACC: Case Reports, doctors in Portugal described a 31-year-old patient...

If you’re planning to have oral surgery, be prepared, not scared, an expert suggests — and stay off YouTube. “I tell all of my patients, ‘The more you know, the better it’s going to be.’ As health...

Though it’s not clear how diabetes may be related to hearing loss, many people experience both conditions simultaneously. About 37 million Americans have diabetes, estimates the American Diabetes Association. Meanwhile, about 34.5 million of them also have...

While the number of Americans with known monkeypox infections is dropping, that may signal what’s happening in big cities, experts say. It is not the end of the outbreak, they warn. Cases are down about 40% in...

A total of 97 people across six states have now been made ill by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy’s restaurants. “Since the last update on August...

Yes, you can get monkeypox at the gym, but there’s no need to panic, one expert says. “We have plenty of ways to protect ourselves in this setting,” said Dr. Thomas Giordano, chief of infectious diseases at...

Children born as a result of a common fertility procedure involving frozen embryos may have higher risk of cancer, Swedish researchers report. In frozen-thawed embryo transfer, an embryo is created in a laboratory from an egg and...

Breathing in fumes from diesel exhaust may be more damaging to women than to men, a new, small Canadian study claims. “We already know that there are sex differences in lung diseases such as asthma and respiratory...

Hours after a vaccine advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signaled its support for updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants, agency director Dr. Rochelle Walensky issued her endorsement as well. Walensky’s sign-off...

Men with Down syndrome may think and remember better when treated with a brain hormone normally associated with fertility, a new small-scale study suggests. Rhythmic drip doses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) improved thinking skills in nearly all...