An accurate new blood test for colon cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, has been reported.

Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the ...

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore how a new Pap smear alternative may help prevent deaths from cervical ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

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Geeta Sood, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, tells Today.com. With COVID-19 in the mix ... describes the results from the PURPOSE 1 and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may soon be America's top pharmaceutical regulator. That is cause for concern in Seattle’s biotech ...

All the experts say socializing, ideally while doing that intellectual activity, can help a lot, because it not only ...

The best time to eat breakfast is a bit tricky to nail down. However, there is a general time window to consider. “Most of ...

The American Heart Association has issued the 2025 update to its annual heart disease and stroke statistics report, detailing ...