A short battery of physical function tests can help identify older adults at risk for cardiovascular events and improve CVD risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors.

The new feature allows users to see their cholesterol trends over time. They can input their readings from clinics and labs in one place, schedule appointments and receive digital coaching to make improvements.

Scientists have created a roadmap of the genetic mutations present in the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The study supplies a comprehensive view of the genomics of all subtypes of ALL.

Researchers provide an overview of the latest technologies in precision oncology. Translating these into clinical application is still a major challenge.

Chemicals from Deepwater Horizon disaster associated with more wheeze.

The supermarket chain says their pharmacists are available for parents who have questions about preparing children for immunizations or any other concerns they may have regarding kids and the flu shot or the COVID vaccine.

Is it possible to make humans smarter? There has been a traditional belief that intelligence is a characteristically stable trait; however, in recent years this conception has begun to change. Intelligence may be more modifiable than previously thought. While…

Sleep age, a projected age that correlates to a person's sleep health, may be a predictor of overall health and mortality risk.

Patients on hemodialysis who received the high-dose trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine showed a stronger seroresponse than those who received other vaccines, according to data published the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.However, all vaccines result…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — A new case of West Nile Virus was reported in Central Illinois after the Illinois Department of Public Health(IDPH) reported the state’s first human case and death of 2022 in Cook County. Thursday, Mclean County Health Department’s …

A new methodology predicts disease transmission from wildlife to humans, from one wildlife species to another and determines who is at risk of infection.

Scientists have discovered how some cancer cells survive treatment and cause cancer to recur, along with a potential way to stop the process.

Blue light from electronic devices may impact basic cellular functions, accelerating aging, according to a recent study from researchers at Oregon State University.

An antiretroviral therapy stockout in India limited treatment options and created barriers to healthcare access for people living with HIV.

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys have shown that inhibiting glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase, an enzyme that plays a significant role in metabolizing the amino acids lysine and tryptophan, selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth.

Researchers have developed a new method to identify people who are at greater genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, before any symptoms appear -- which could help speed creation of novel treatments.

A new study of more than 8 million children in Nordic countries suggests the possibility that children born after use of a fertility procedure known as frozen-thawed embryo transfer may have a higher risk of cancer than children born through other means.

Children were more likely to be COVID-19 orphans if they live in poor nations with high chronic disease rates.

Remission of type 2 diabetes is achieved more effectively and has longer-lasting results with bariatric surgery than through medications and lifestyle changes.

Another wave of COVID-19 may be coming this winter and Nunavummiut should prepare for it, the Government of Nunavut Department of Health said in a news

Learn when to isolate and what to do if you live with other people or pets.

Can you catch it in a nightclub? Can only gay men catch it? Victoria's Chief Health Officer answers your monkeypox questions.

Drug-resistant TB remains a public health threat in SA with a just over 50% cure rate for the MDR and 27% for XDR

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