For decades, it’s been known that certain older medications women use to control epilepsy seizures can pose risks to a fetus.   However, data now suggests that no such risk exists for newer-generation anti-seizure meds. “We need...

Concussion-related brain damage can combine with a family history of mental illness to make some athletes and military personnel prone to aggression and violence in middle age, a new study says.  People with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)...

MONDAY, Dec.2, 2024Cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are rising at an alarming rate among young Americans, a new study reveals. “Prevalence rates among the highest reported worldwide,” said researcher Dr. Michael Kappelman, a professor of...

MONDAY, Dec.2, 2024Doctors have potent new weapons against the deadliest cancer in America and they want to make sure they’re on the radar of current and former smokers. “Lung cancer screening is the most powerful tool we...