More than half of sightless children in the United States did not have to lose their vision, according to a new study. The findings suggest the need to prioritize addressing preventable vision loss in all children in...

A leading group of U.S. tummy doctors wants Americans to get used to talking about their bowel symptoms, at least with their physicians. People are hesitant to discuss digestive trouble with a medical professional, with one in...

A new study has found no evidence that COVID-19 shots increase the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to researchers. “This is important because we can say that there is no significant increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome in...

Amyloid-beta plaques have long been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, with some scientists theorizing that the plaques actually cause the degenerative brain disease. But a new study suggests that the plaques are actually a symptom of what’s going...

Thoughts of suicide are often a first reaction to a diagnosis of dementia before age 65, a new study suggests. Suicide risk is highest in the first three months after the dementia diagnosis and if the patient...

Could key differences in the trillions of bacteria found in the human gut actually affect the risk of becoming infected with HIV? A small, new study suggests the answer may be yes. The intriguing possibility stems from...

TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Seeking to clarify connections between pre-existing heart disease and COVID-19, a study of critically ill patients has found their risk of dying from COVID-19 may stem not directly...

Breast cancer researchers and clinicians have made tremendous progress in reducing death rates in the past three decades, yet a racial gap persists in the United States. Even with the lower numbers of actual disease compared to...

Over 30 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), some doctors harbor biases toward people with disabilities, and even actively avoid accepting them as patients, a new study finds. In focus group discussions...

Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults have received their primary COVID-19 vaccine series, but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 have done the same, according to a new report based on late September figures from...