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A new study finds adults who experience excessive daytime sleepiness—especially those who also have trouble falling asleep at night—face a significantly higher risk of having or developing high blood pressure.
Researchers detected dozens of chemicals in pregnant women, including phthalates and plasticizers linked to early delivery and low birth weight.
A landmark 21-year study finds people with prediabetes who adopt healthy eating habits and regular moderate exercise are about 20% less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions, including heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer.
Millions of Americans take fish oil supplements hoping to keep their brains sharp as they age.
But evidence just published in the journal EBioMedicine suggests those capsules may not deliver the cognitive boost many expect.
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The grief pet owners feel at the loss of a beloved companion is strikingly similar regardless of the circumstances surrounding the death, a new study says.
Dog owners felt the same emotions — grief, guilt, blame — whether their pet was euthanized or died natu...
Ozempic doesn’t only help people lose weight, but might also protect against broken bones, a new study says.
People with type 2 diabetes treated with semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) had a 15% lower risk of bone fractures, according to findings presented Sunday at the ...
Prehabilitation can help the elderly recover better and suffer fewer complications from spinal fusion surgery, a new study says.
Patients 75 and older who underwent a four-week prehab program prior to surgery were 18% less likely to suffer complications afterward, resear...
Massage guns are great for working over sore muscles, but you should avoid using one anywhere near your eyes, a new study warns.
A young man suffered retinal tears and bruising in his eyes after he tried perking himself up by repeatedly using his massage gun on his head,...
A growing Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa could become the worst on record if infections are not brought under control soon, health officials warned this week.
The outbreak could last as long as a year and sicken thousands more people if current transmission ra...
Feeling excessively sleepy during the day could be a warning sign for high blood pressure — especially if you also have trouble falling asleep at night.
That's according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine, which found that adults who experience an u...
Aerobic exercise comes immediately to mind when one thinks of ways to reduce heart disease risk through physical activity.
But women might be able to lower their risk of heart disease through consistent strength training as well, a new study says.
Women who lift we...
Elbow injuries are common among pro baseball pitchers, with Toronto Blue Jays right-hander José Berrios recently undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair an elbow ligament torn during spring training.
But pitchers might be able to avoid these injuries without cutti...
A new type of brain implant can help improve walking among Parkinson’s disease patients by providing real-time stimulation in response to each stride, a new study says.
The implanted brain stimulator can detect neural signals associated with each step and automatic...
Birth control pills might increase some women’s risk of binge eating, a new study reports.
Women taking the combination pill were more likely to engage in emotional eating than when they were taking a placebo, researchers reported June 17 in JAMA Network Open
The United Kingdom plans to bar kids under 16 from using social media, joining a growing list of countries trying to shield young people from apps built to be addictive.
At a news conference on Monday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. would go further than other...
Pregnant women are exposed to dozens of common chemicals linked to early delivery and low birth weight, according to a new study.
Researchers tested urine samples from more than 5,000 women who gave birth between 2000 and 2021, and compared the findings with pregnancy ou...
People with an autoimmune disease and obesity might lower their risk of dangerous blood clots and death by taking Ozempic or Zepbound, a new study says.
Autoimmune diseases like celiac disease, vitiligo, psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis increase the risk of severe heath...
Women tend to have worse sexual and urinary symptoms if they enter menopause because of surgery as opposed to naturally, a new study says.
Women with surgical menopause needed to pee more often, had painful urination and suffered sexual symptoms like dryness and reduced ...
Many seniors experience delirium after surgery, suffering from confusion and disorientation as they emerge from anesthesia.
But some hospitals are better than others at identifying and treating post-op delirium, researchers say.
Hospitals certified for geriatric su...
A minimally invasive procedure can ease knee pain by cutting off abnormal blood flow to the joint, a new study says.
The procedure, genicular artery embolization (GAE), reduced knee pain and improved function among nearly 200 people with knee arthritis, researchers repor...
Federal health officials are mobilizing against the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite recently detected in animals in the southwest United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated an emergency operations center to c...
Diet and exercise may be more powerful than a popular diabetes medication when it comes to preventing chronic diseases.
Researchers followed more than 1,100 adults who took part in a landmark Diabetes Prevention Program launched in the 1990s.
They tracked the devel...
Prompting patients to keep tabs on their blood pressure at home can reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and heart disease, a new study says.
People were 34% less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart attack, stroke or heart failure if they self-monitored thei...