Women who overcome cervical cancer might have another potentially life-threatening health crisis on their horizon, researchers say. Cervical cancer survivors have nearly double the risk of developing anal cancers compared to the general population, researchers reported Sept....

A new blood test can potentially detect head and neck cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) up to 10 years before symptoms appear, a new study says. The test, called HPV-DeepSeek, detects microscopic fragments of HPV...

Same-day cataract surgery on both eyes can be safe, effective and practical, according to a pair of new studies. Cataract surgery typically is performed on one eye then the other, with procedures scheduled weeks or months apart....

RSV can make even healthy, full-term babies sick enough to land in the hospital or require intensive care, a new study says. In fact, more than half of RSV-infected infants and children who required intensive care or...

First and only drug releasing system is indicated for patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer seeking bladder preservation

High levels of THC — the compound in marijuana that causes a “high” — may affect how eggs develop and could lead to fertility problems, miscarriages and chromosome issues in embryos, new research shows. The findings were...

For the first time since the pandemic began, COVID-19 dropped out of the nation’s top 10 causes of death in 2024, new U.S. government data shows.  Overall U.S. death rates also fell to their lowest level since...

Shark meat sold in the U.S. may come from endangered species without consumers realizing it, a new study warns. Researchers tested 29 shark products, including 19 fillets bought in grocery stores and seafood markets across North Carolina,...

When people hear about anaphylaxis, they often associate the severe allergic reaction with food allergies. And while food allergies can cause anaphylaxis, allergies to insect stings, medications and latex can also trigger the response. Anaphylaxis is rare....

Programs that recruit parents to help fight early childhood obesity aren’t doing much good at all, a new evidence review says. There’s no evidence that these programs have any impact on the body mass index (BMI) of...