When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best. Now, new research suggests another type of physical activity is worth including as an

Candida auris infections have emerged globally as public health threat in recent years, posing a particular risk in health care settings for people who already have serious medical problems. Scientist

For the second time, contaminated bone graft products from the medical company Aziyo Biologics Inc. are linked to a highly unusual and deadly outbreak of tuberculosis. This week, three new tuberculos

Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article For the third time in a week, a product at Trader Joe's is being recalled — this time

Mouse studies are often the starting point for learning about processes in the human body. But the new technique can be used on any animals. It could also be used to make human tissues and organs tran

Keith Thomas, who became paralyzed from the chest down after a pool accident, has regained control over his hands through a groundbreaking medical study involving brain implants. In the study conduct

What's a fair price for a prescription drug? Medicare's about to weigh in Enlarge this image sesame/Getty Images sesame/Getty Images Drugmakers around the globe are bracing for a major shakeup in ho

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Local and federal authorities spent months investigating a warehouse in Fresno County, California, that they suspect was home to an illegal, unlicensed laboratory full of lab mice, medical waste and h

A little over a decade ago, researchers discovered that bites from lone star ticks could cause some people to develop a food allergy to meat and meat products—an allergic condition called alpha-gal sy

Those who carry a gene variant associated with the strongest risk of Alzheimer’s disease may lose their ability to detect smells before they begin to lose cognitive function—a potential sign of more s

Know Your Chances: Interactive Risk Charts to Put Cancer in Context It's difficult to read a newspaper or magazine, watch television, or surf the Internet without hearing about cancer. Unfortunately,

Over 230 people in Peru have developed a rare paralyzing neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, leading government officials to declare a national emergency and the World Health Organiz

Number of tick-borne disease cases on the rise in the U.S. Thousands more Americans are now testing positive each year for alpha-gal syndrome — a condition spread by tick bites that causes allergic r

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Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them. With long-term average temperatures on the rise, and summe

A small but growing number of state Medicaid programs are negotiating discounts for a high-priced weight-loss drug in a bid to hold down costs as low-income patients increasingly seek obesity treatmen

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Britain is reviewing a class of drugs used in a diabetes medicine and a weight-loss treatment sold by Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) after some patients reported suicidal or self-

Several countries, including Canada, are seeing a spike in cases of gonorrhea that are “highly resistant” to existing treatments, according to the World Health Organization’s most recent guidance rega

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the death of a child. Two nurses, a chaplain and a Louisville police detective were at the 7-yea

"Do you have a family history of that?" It's a question that often comes up in health settings, but how much do genetics really impact your physical and mental health? "Almost every condition you ca

Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy. Stefan Trumpf | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hefty price tag We

Extreme heat and high levels of particulate pollution may double the risk of a deadly heart attack, a new study finds. Researchers combed through data on more than 202,000 fatal heart attacks in the

Sorry kids, but your parents are right – watching too much TV can be bad for you. According to a new a study, children who watch more television are also more likely to develop health issues as adult

A new system for fixing bone fractures, called the Bone Bolt System, has been approved for market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of Utah Orthopaedic Innovation Center (

Rare diseases are often caused by defects in genetic material. Children who inherit a single faulty gene from one parent are typically asymptomatic “carriers” – or at least that was the previous assum

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Donna Richardson’s pregnancy should have ticked all the boxes for a smooth delivery. At the time, she was a physically active, 30-year-old traffic officer with no underlying health conditions. Her wat

For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple case of pink eye that took four years to pay off. For Mary Curley, it was the threatening collection letters from a lab that arrived more t

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments. The new regulations, wh

In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on TikTok have cheerily "hopped on the borax train" and are drinking and soaking in the toxic cleaning product based on false c

Young men making quartz countertops are facing lung damage. One state is taking action Enlarge this image toggle caption NIOSH NIOSH California is poised to become the first state in the country to

Trader Joe’s has recalled two of its cookie products after discovering they might contain rocks, the grocery chain announced Friday. Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookie

GENEVA, July 24 (Reuters) - A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the

States positioning themselves as abortion safe havens are beginning to shield location information that can be gleaned from mobile phones, and to protect the privacy of other data that can show who is

Record-setting heat wave is set to expand, affecting more than 200 million Americans Soaring heat and fine particulate matter in the air may double your risk of heart attack death, according to a new