Breastfeeding through the first year of infants’ lives can lower their risk of asthma by colonizing their bodies with a healthy mix of microbes, a new study finds. Results show that breastfeeding beyond three months supported the...

It’s called the MIND diet and its primary aim is to help guard against thinking and memory declines as you age. But does it work? Yes, claims new research that found following the MIND diet for 10...

The Los Angeles area is seeing a troubling increase in local dengue fever cases, health officials warned Wednesday. In a public notice posted on its website, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department said at least three...

Americans have the worst health care among the world’s wealthy nations, a new report says. People in the United States die the earliest and live the sickest lives out of 10 developed countries, even though the United...

Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns. Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team...

One of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, might deliver an added bonus: Lowering users’ odds for Long COVID. Long COVID can present with symptoms including chronic fatigue, brain fog and chest pain and it may last weeks...

Exercise, whether moderate- or high-intensity, can help ease Parkinson’s symptoms, including fatigue, new research shows. As study lead author Dr. Philip Millar explained, Parkinson’s patients are too often overwhelmed by shame or depression, so they stop going...

Consumers should be aware that some chocolate labeled as “dairy-free” actually contains milk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. This inaccurate labeling could put people with milk allergies in danger, the FDA noted. About 13 of...

A specific class of diabetes drug appears to lower people’s risk for dementia and Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, also known as gliflozins, lower blood sugar by prompting the kidneys to filter...

Hopping backward is a good test to see if someone’s ACL surgery has gone well, a new study says. That backward hop is an effective way of measuring the strength of a patient’s knee function, as well...