More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained bystander before paramedics arrived, according to emergency medical services records...

Binge drinking at a party or club could feel great when the music’s beating, but it’s your heart beat that might pay the price. Researchers in Germany found that 1 in every 20 young Munich revelers developed...

A child’s risk of asthma can be cut by nearly half if their mother regularly works out while expecting, a new study says. Exercising three or more times a week while pregnant reduces a child’s risk of...

About 6.5 million “Near Dual” seniors are struggling to afford long-term care as they grow older and more frail, a new study warns. “Near Dual” seniors are those who are eligible for Medicare but are only at...

Bilingual people have more active and flexible brains, a new study has discovered. Brain scans revealed that folks who speak two languages have increased connectivity between their brain regions, researchers reported Oct. 10 in the journal Communications...

You’ve broken a hip and rehabilitation is part of the way back to mobility, or your partner has suffered a stroke and needs help re-learning certain skills. These scenarios play out every day for Americans, and rehabilitation...

Endometriosis could be linked to the health of a woman’s microbiome, a new study says. The discovery might help lead to an early test for the painful condition, and possible new treatments. A specific set of bacteria...

Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a second plant in Daytona Beach, Fla., was spared...

This year, breakdancing joined the ranks of Olympic-caliber sports, with Japan’s B-girl Ami Yuasa and Canada’s B-boy Phil Wizard taking home the gold. Now doctors warn breakdancing shares something else with other major sports – the risk...

Hucksters offering bogus stem cell treatments can be deterred through government action, a new study says. About 60% of direct-to-consumer advertising from fly-by-night stem cell clinics ceased after regulators in Canada and Australia intervened, researchers noted in...