Alzheimer’s disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests. An early phase that occurs slowly and silently appears to lay the groundwork for a second, more widely destructive phase of Alzheimer’s, according...

An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. The clot-buster tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of excellent recovery and reduced disability...

A young Israeli researcher who lost a sibling in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israeli civilians said the tragedy has spurred her to study the unique aspects of grief at the sudden loss of a...

Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The ideal time to get the flu vaccine is by the end of...

Got yourself a standing desk because you know sitting is unhealthy? It might be the wrong move, new research suggests. The study of over 83,000 British adults who wore special movement monitors on their wrists found no...

People living with HIV who need a kidney can rest assured that outcomes are similar whether their kidney donor was also HIV-positive or not, a new study finds. One- and three-year survival was the same, regardless of...

Jenna Cottrell is a young sports reporter working for a TV station in the Rochester, N.Y., area. She’s also a survivor of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, who first got diagnosed at the age of 25 back in 2017....

Retired tennis legend Serena Williams has had a cyst on her neck “the size of a grapefruit” surgically removed and is in recovery, she announced Wednesday on social media. In May, “I found this big mass on my...

Women and men experience similar rates of dangerous complications after a major heart surgery. So why are women dying at higher rates than men when these complications strike? That’s the main question raised by a new study...

Most Americans 50 and older don’t place much trust in health advice generated by artificial intelligence, a new survey finds. About 74% of middle-aged and senior Americans would have very little to no trust in health info...