Doctors in the U.S. spend an average of 1.84 hours per day completing electronic notes outside their regular work hours, recent studies have shown — and 57% of them said documentation takes away from

NIH launches $140 million effort to investigate genetic variation in normal human cells and tissues Common Fund Program will accelerate research on human development, aging, and disease. Video of NI

A dermatologist in New York City has reported the country's first known cases of highly contagious ringworm infections that are resistant to common anti-fungal treatments—and caused by a newly emergin

One way to prevent gun violence? Treat it as a public health issue Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith was working in an emergency ro

The AI model can identify individuals with the highest risk of pancreatic cancer up to three years prior to their formal diagnosis. A new study, led by researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Un

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The societal cost of using toxic PFAS or “forever chemicals” across the global economy totals about $17.5tn annually, a new analysis of the use of the dangerous compounds has found. Meanwhile, the ch

For long COVID patients, the pandemic is far from over. The U.S. public health emergency expires today, and many fear that their struggle – to be recognized and treated within the nation’s fragmented

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials have issued new guidelines to make blood donation accessible to queer men. No matter their gender or sexual orientation, all potential donors will be asked

Child and adolescent mortality rates in the United States rose by 20% between 2019 and 2021, the largest increase in at least 50 years, according to an editorial published Monday in the Journal of the

A protein carried by bats could hold the secret to slowing the human ageing process and combating inflammatory diseases as diverse as Covid-19, heart disease and arthritis, according to new research.

A plastic sheet with a pouch could be a 'game changer' for maternal mortality Enlarge this image toggle caption Lynsey Addario/Getty Images Lynsey Addario/Getty Images It's a startling statistic. Ev

Peloton is recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes in the U.S. Here’s why FILE - A Peloton logo is seen on the company's stationary bicycle on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. Peloton is

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The U.S. public health emergency declared in response to Covid-19 comes to an end Thursday more than three years after the pandemic began. The Biden administration's decision to end the emergency com

Since the pandemic’s outset, the global use of disinfectants has gone through the roof. Clorox dramatically boosted production of its wipe packs to 1.5m a day by mid-2021, and an industry trade group

Scientists have been using the same human genome sequence to study genomics for more than 20 years, but on Wednesday it got a major makeover. Researchers published a new, more inclusive collection of

Companies all around the world are focused on how they can better support the physical and mental wellness of their employees and prevent burnout. Some workplaces have even started offering days off j

The pandemic-era rule that lets you get telehealth prescriptions just got extended Enlarge this image toggle caption d3sign/Getty Images d3sign/Getty Images When COVID-19 was declared a public healt

Every two seconds a baby is born too soon, and every 40 seconds one of those babies dies, according to new data released by the United Nations. Despite a million babies dying every year from preterm

Major psychologists' group warns of social media's potential harm to kids Enlarge this image toggle caption martin-dm/Getty Images martin-dm/Getty Images For the first time, the American Psychologic

A panel of federal advisers voted Wednesday to back a drugmaker's request to sell a kind of birth control pills over-the-counter, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration to approve the f

Dr. Gladys McGarey is the author of "The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's 6 Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age." I turned 102 years old this year, and my decades of experience in ho

Your body is a massively redundant, nonlinear, messy system. It has lots of ways to accomplish the same purposes. Here are a few examples. This is the classic image depicting most of the factors that

CNN — When Caitlyn Pace moved from the United States to Hong Kong three years ago to take a teaching job, she loved the food, the sights and the birth control. She was was pleasantly surprised to fi

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Many soft contact lenses in the US are largely made up of compounds called fluoropolymers that are by definition PFAS “forever chemicals”, new research suggests. Testing of 18 popular kinds of contac

A new Covid variant that some public health officials have suggested could be linked with conjunctivitis, or pink eye, has set off minor alarms about the virus despite a continual decrease in the numb

A new analysis shows that the U.S.’s largest professional organization of ob-gyns has spent a considerable amount of money in the last decade helping anti-abortion legislators get elected to Congress.

Jaci Statton was in her first trimester of pregnancy and cooking in the kitchen with her 7-year-old daughter when she started feeling dizzy. “I leaned over on my counter, looked down and I had blood

Breast cancer screenings should be done every other year starting at age 40, according to draft guidance issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national exp

The Food and Drug Administration could approve the sale of birth control medication without a prescription for the first time by this summer. A committee of independent experts who advise the FDA is

WASHINGTON (AP) — The manufacturer of eyedrops recently linked to deaths and injuries lacked measures to assure sterility at its factory in India, according to U.S. health inspectors. Food and Drug A

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WHY THIS MATTERS: As extreme politicians continue to attack access to essential reproductive health care, California is providing key resources to help ensure patients and providers can feel safe and