A parasite that can kill dogs has been found in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through Southern California. Heterobilharzia americana is a flatworm usually referred as liver fluke. It has never been reported this...

Attention, America: ignore the “experts” on TikTok and put your shoes on. Barefootin’ is risky business, according to Dr. Sari Priesand, a foot specialist at Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “Keep the shoes on,” she...

Specialized brain scans may accurately predict whether a psychotic patient will go on to develop treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Dutch researchers report. The scan — called a neuromelanin-sensitive MRI, or NM-MRI for short — zeroes in on a brain...

Doctors looking to help their patients head off dementia may want to ask for their address. An international team of researchers has linked accelerated brain aging and a higher risk of thinking declines to living in a...

A salmon-and-mushroom sushi roll proved deadly for two restaurant patrons in Montana last year, and experts are sounding the alarm on the dangers of undercooked morel mushrooms. A total of 51 patrons at an unnamed restaurant in...

Playing fetch or grooming Fido isn’t just good for your precious pooch — it also benefits your brain. Such interactions appear to strengthen brain waves associated with rest and relaxation, South Korean researchers report in the March...

Delivering dual-targeted, immune-focused CAR T cancer therapy via a patient’s spinal fluid quickly shrank deadly brain tumors, researchers report. CAR T therapy harnesses the power of the patient’s immune system T-cells, which are reprogrammed to seek and...

Following a cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest health insurers that’s thrown health care payments into disarray and likely exposed reams of private patient data, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it...

An experimental blood test accurately detected colon cancer in more than 8 in 10 people confirmed to have the disease, researchers report. The test — which could be an option for people who want to avoid colonoscopy...

Actress and “X-Men” star Olivia Munn announced Wednesday that she has been fighting breast cancer. Posting on her Instagram account, beside a photo of herself in a hospital bed, Munn wrote,  “I was diagnosed with breast cancer....