For heart disease, meds may work as well as invasive surgery, major trial shows
High-risk patients with stable heart disease may fare just as well on medications alone, versus having invasive heart operations such as stents and…
Continue ReadingHigh-risk patients with stable heart disease may fare just as well on medications alone, versus having invasive heart operations such as stents and…
Continue ReadingEvery 15 minutes, someone in the United States dies of a superbug that has learned to outsmart even our most sophisticated antibiotics, according to…
Continue ReadingNandi Hill rushed to Emily Rose’s home at the crack of dawn. The car was packed with Hill’s supplies: oxygen tank, hemorrhaging drugs,…
Continue ReadingA Utah company is recalling two-pound frozen bags of Quest beef cat food sold nationwide over fears it may be contaminated with salmonella.…
Continue ReadingResearchers using a new method to evaluate the cognitive abilities of species stumbled across a surprising finding: Our evolutionary ancestor,…
Continue ReadingWhether or not you can read and write could be a factor in your ability to stave off dementia as you grow older, according to a new study from…
Continue ReadingOn this we can all agree: The lifespan of a dog is far too short. The Dog Aging Project hopes to change that. Researchers are hoping to study a group…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Warren on Friday rolled out her plan for transitioning the country’s health insurance system to “Medicare for All” during…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told doctors on a conference call this week that the United States is seeing more flu than is…
Continue ReadingIn 2001, a doctor diagnosed Grace Anne Dorney Koppel with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, telling her she had just three to five…
Continue ReadingA study of 11 healthy astronauts onboard the International Space Station for six-month missions has revealed a new risk of long-term spaceflight. Six…
Continue ReadingMore than 3 million people in the United States are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. But experimental new research suggests adults might someday be…
Continue ReadingApple has removed 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store globally, the company said on Friday. “Recently, experts ranging from the…
Continue ReadingWhile sports are an important part of a healthy lifestyle for young people, injuries can happen too — and a new report from the US Centers for…
Continue ReadingGermany’s parliament has voted to make measles vaccinations compulsory for children, with parents who fail to immunize their children facing…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Dollar Tree for receiving over-the-counter drugs produced by foreign manufacturers…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Del Sol Medical Center recently appointed a new Chief Operating Officer. Brian Allen oversees daily operations at the east El Paso…
Continue ReadingThere were 2,172 cases of lung injury linked to vaping as of November 13, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.…
Continue ReadingCigarette smoking among US adults fell to its lowest recorded level in 2018: 13.7%, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for…
Continue ReadingYounger people with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of heart rhythm problems, according to a new presentation at the American Heart…
Continue ReadingThe rigors and challenges of spaceflight are remarkably similar to the physical stress cancer patients experiment during chemotherapy and other…
Continue ReadingIf certain vegetables have always made you gag, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be what scientists call a…
Continue ReadingThe plague — yes, that plague — is back in the news. But it never really went away. The same scourge that caused the Black Death in the…
Continue ReadingThe New Jersey man had just one option to get rid of the massive tumor that had been growing on his neck and was now threatening his life: Remove it.…
Continue ReadingTwo people in China are being treated for plague, authorities said Tuesday. It’s the second time the disease, the same one that caused the…
Continue ReadingConversations with kids force us to think hard about the power of words. While adults tend to view language as fluid and open to interpretation, kids…
Continue ReadingIn the past couple of years, our homes have become a key battleground in the fight for gender equality. Who plans the dinners? Folds the laundry?…
Continue ReadingAm I a bad parent if I start a YouTube channel for my child to share unboxing videos? She would open up toys in front of the camera and then give her…
Continue ReadingA new analysis of national data published Wednesday finds 98% of toddlers and two-thirds of infants consume added sugars in their diets each day. The…
Continue ReadingThe climate crisis is already hurting our health and it could burden generations to come with lifelong health problems, a new report finds. It could…
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