Insured Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repairs — relatively safe procedures — than their white counterparts, new research shows. Black patients who need a mitral valve replacement are more...

When a toddler or an infant accidentally ingests a prescription opioid medication, the immediate results can prove deadly, experts warn. But another new worrisome dynamic is afoot in the United States, a just-published study reveals: pediatric poisonings...

China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad. During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family emergencies or some work...

It’s a scenario no parent would ever want to witness: Their child suffers a mental health crisis and is taken to the emergency room, only to have to wait 12 hours or more for the right medical...

A new study is adding to evidence that people with multiple sclerosis can benefit from a type of stem cell transplant — including some patients who are in a more advanced phase of the disease. The research...

While getting a COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies against the coronavirus, getting a booster shot creates a longer-lasting antibody response, according to new research. “These results fit with other recent reports and indicate that booster shots enhance the...

Many Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults may have trouble accessing health care and insurance because of language barriers, a new analysis indicates. In a new report by the Urban Institute and supported by the Robert...

For people with heart disease, new research suggests loneliness, social isolation and living alone can shave years off your life. This trio puts people with established cardiovascular disease at greater risk of premature death, according to the...

If you struggle with urinary incontinence and worry that diet drinks may make matters worse, new research suggests they may not have a significant effect. “This study is important in that it may guide clinicians counseling women...

U.S. communities with higher Hispanic, American Indian or Black populations also have the highest concentrations of metal in public water systems, new research reveals. Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City...