Women who undergo regular Pap smears are no doubt familiar with the possibility of “precancerous” cells being detected. These cells — called cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CINs) — can progress to full-blown cervical cancers, but a new trial...

Rosacea is a common skin condition that causes redness on a person’s face. It commonly appears as a tendency to blush or flush more easily, but also can cause more serious symptoms like: Swollen skin. Skin that...

Standardized tests put a lot of pressure on teenagers who want to secure their future and make their parents and teachers proud. This stress can lead to symptoms like stomach aches, sleep problems, irritability and heightened emotionality,...

A days-old newborn in Oregon was sickened with salmonella that may have been transmitted from parents who tended infected poultry located 150 miles away, a new report finds. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has...

Kentucky resident Chasity Harney embraced a thoroughly healthy lifestyle — eating right, exercising and never touching tobacco. So, her 2018 diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, which came at the age of 40, was a complete shock to...

Lunchables, those ubiquitous plastic packets of cheese, deli meats and crackers that many parents choose for convenience, contain concerning levels of lead and sodium, Consumer Reports warns. To arrive at that conclusion, the advocacy group tested Lunchables...

Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found. Women with cancer affecting one breast often elect to have the...

A rare fungal infection has been diagnosed in two cats and a vet tech who treated one of the animals, a new report warns. The three cases — discovered in Kansas in late 2022 and early 2023...

Intense weather fluctuations caused by climate change could be contributing to an increase in stroke deaths, a new study claims. Freezing cold fronts and broiling heat waves are associated with more than half a million deaths annually...

Four-year-old Theo Scott was born with Down syndrome, and since the age of 1 he’s also had to wear a CPAP device whenever he sleeps, to help ease his sleep apnea. He’s not alone: Eight out of...