Sander Brus didn't expect a photo of his friend's grandfather's flu diagnosis to go viral. But when he shared the image on Twitter in December, he was bombarded with messages, he said. People in the

FDA approves Alzheimer's drug that appears to modestly slow disease Enlarge this image toggle caption David Duprey/AP David Duprey/AP The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that may he

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. Some even say ma

The FDA just approved a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease from Eisai and Biogen. In a large study, the drug slowed the rate of cognitive decline in patients by 27%. Alzheimer's disease affects r

Around 35 percent of American kitchens have gas stovetops, which previous research has shown have higher levels of nitrogen dioxide Paris (AFP) – Cooking with gas indoors has been linked to 12.7 perc

A new study has found that some common antidepressant medications have a higher risk of causing distressing and sometimes disabling withdrawal symptoms when patients try to stop taking them. "The mes

Research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has found a drug that can spur liver regeneration in Alagille syndrome Research led by Associate Professor Duc Dong, Ph.D., has shown for the first time that the

A NHS vaccinator administers the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster jab to a woman, at a vaccination centre in London. BioNTech is launching a large-scale trial of mRNA therapies to treat cancer and oth

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Navigating the health insurance system is often difficult and overwhelming, even in the best of times. For patients with long Covid, a relatively new conditio

Chinese people are buying and selling painkillers and Covid-19 antiviral drugs through a thriving online black market, as hundreds of thousands of Omicron infections trigger a demand for antiviral and

The causes of autism remain mysterious, and LinusBio is entering an ongoing and heated debate over what roles a tangle of environmental and genetic factors may play. Researchers have discovered myriad

The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down Thursday a ban on abortion after cardiac activity is detected — typically around six weeks — ruling the restriction violates the state constitution's right

For five years in a row, Finland has ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. In 2022's report, people in 156 countries were asked to "value their li

Reading Time: 8 minutes Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. When Chrissy Barnard faced

Mifepristone (Mifeprex), one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Me

Even for people who don’t hit the gym, a daily handful of short, intense bursts of everyday activity may lower the risk of mortality, according to new research published in Nature Medicine. These bur

Somehow, I’ve become the sort of person whose WhatsApp friends are planning a January ice bath challenge. The warning signs were all there: they have been going on about chlorine floaters and wireless

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But that was based on just nine samples, so we'll need to wait for a week or two to get a better picture of how it is spreading.

Food for thought: If you eat and when you eat can impact your mortality Skipping meals, fasting and eating meals too closely together may be linked with increased cardiovascular or all-cause mortalit

The number of kids under the age of six who accidentally ate edible cannabis in the United States has spiked dramatically in recent years, new research suggests. In just five years between 2017 and 20

There is a hidden health care crisis in America. Too few U.S. medical school students are choosing to go into primary care, and the current primary care physician workforce is not growing fast enough.

The post-COVID syndrome known as long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The study, published

© Thomson Reuters FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of FDA headquarters in White Oak, Maryland By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing ret

The FDA finalizes rule expanding the availability of abortion pills Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen G. Breed/AP Allen G. Breed/AP WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday fin

Chiropractors say workers using the kitchen table or couch as a home office could be risking back injuries Australians embracing the trend of working from home could be at increased risk of injury, ex

Tablets of Paxlovid, which reduces risk of severe COVID-19, are inspected by a laboratory technician.Credit: Thomas Hansmann/AP/Shutterstock When clinical trial data for the antiviral drug Paxlovid e

Most of us are used to a certain routine by now for when we feel sick. If we feel a little feverish, or start coughing, we reach for an at-home testing kit that tells us, with a quick nasal swab and a

Gilnature | Istock | Getty Images The Covid omicron XBB.1.5 variant is rapidly becoming dominant in the U.S. because it is highly immune evasive and appears more effective at binding to cells than re

Researchers say the artificial intelligence chatbot program ChatGPT, made famous for its ability to create human-like responses when prompted, could help doctors detect the early stages of Alzheimer's

Dec. 6, 2022 – A new study finally offers evidence of why we are more likely to get viral infections in the winter. The results may seem obvious: Because it’s colder. But the key is that your nose kn

Growing up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. with a father working as a butcher, Toni Vernelli loved eating meat. But it wasn't long before she noticed that the food she was eating was coming from the farm an

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You had COVID a few months ago and recovered—but things still aren’t quite right. When you stand up, you feel dizzy, and your heart races. Even routine tasks leave you feeling spent. And what was onc

Scientists are working on determining the cause behind one of the most distinctive side effects of earlier strains of COVID-19—losing one’s sense of smell. Although this symptom has become less commo

Adults who aren't sufficiently hydrated may age faster, face a higher risk of chronic diseases and be more likely to die younger than those who stay well-hydrated, according to a new study from the Na