Golfing, cycling, and racquet sports are among the activities associated with lower mortality risk, a new study has found.

Some people and animals grow arteries that allow blood to bypass blockages in the heart. But to engineer these bypasses to serve as lifelines, scientists first need to understand how they work. Researchers have now modeled blood flow through small vessels sur…

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A new immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses, both of which can cause liver cancer, shows promising results in animal models.

The suspensions come as the Special Investigating Unit probes suspicious payments of R850 million made by the hospital to various entities, many of it shell companies.

Researchers have found that maternal antenatal corticosteroid treatment can lead to increased risk of psychological developmental and neurosensory disorders in children.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State health officials in New York are warning of expanding “community spread” of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from another upstate county.

Jose Leon was fatigued, achey, and losing weight. About a month later, he was diagnosed with Valley fever, and may be on medication for life.

Doctors have long known music and sound can help soothe physical pain, but they didn’t know why. New research offers insight – and a surprise about volume.

Nine in ten people do not get a good night's sleep, according to new research. The study found that suboptimal sleep was associated with a higher likelihood of heart disease and stroke. The authors estimated that seven in ten of these cardiovascular condition…

1. In a retrospective cohort of about 3,000 children and young adults, new diagnoses of type 2 diabetes increased by 77.2% in the 12-month period beginning March 2020 compared to the previous 24 months. 2. The proportion of patients with new-onset type 2 diab…

Age, exercise, and certain health conditions may all play a role in doggy dementia risk, an owner survey of over 15,000 dogs suggests.

Scientific Reports - Feasibility of a registry for standardized assessment of long-term and late-onset health events in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer

Watch a livestream of the film “My Faith, My Story” for this HIV awareness day, which is held the last Sunday of each August.

Researchers from Tufts University (United States) have shown how mRNA technologyPopularly employed by some COVID-19 vaccines, it is used to infect cells with

The Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. said he tested positive for a banned steroid after innocently using a cream to treat a skin problem. There are several reasons to question his story.

FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most people have cherished memories of their grandparents reading to them as children.Ekaterina Pesheva's memories are quite different."I remember distinctly being very irritated and very angry listening to my grandmo…

New York City has recorded 2,888 cases of monkeypox as of Aug. 26.

A study published in the journal Viruses seeks to understand what happens to T cell responses if the B cell defense of adaptive immunity is severely compromised.

The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren't getting to some of the people who need the protection the most.

A 36-year-old man in Italy appears to be the world’s first documented case of being diagnosed with COVID-19, monkeypox, and HIV at the same time this summer, according to a recent case report published in the Journal of Infection.

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Philecia La'Bounty said she was 29 when she felt a lump on her left breast.

Liver transplant surgery is a vital and life-saving procedure, but it also is associated with a high rate of postoperative complications. As many as one in four liver transplant patients will return to the operating room (R-OR) within 48 hours of their initia…