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Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who died after spending most of their lives in a stat...
Ronald Donat’s longtime dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy.The 41-year-old struggled to stand after completing a flurry of pushups, sprints and pullups in the notoriously grueling s...
Feelings of isolation and loneliness, as well as associated anxiety and depression, are growing everywhere — and most disturbingly, among our youth. Shocking data released by the Centers for Diseas...
Researchers have found that engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity during leisure time, regardless of occupational physical activity, is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabete...
Three new studies provided nationwide data on the impact of abortion bans.New research shows the far-reaching effects of the abortion bans that have proliferated the United States since the Supreme...
A new study confirms previous findings that hormonal birth control is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. SDI Productions/Getty Images
New research suggests cert...
The factor that tips you over the edge from being at risk for a disease to actually developing the disease is not always clear. Now, researchers from Japan report one factor that triggers problemat...
With the Food and Drug Administration now allowing the over-the-counter purchase of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)—small sensors that penetrate the skin to measure glucose levels in real time—t...
When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training ...
Jewish Miami Man Randomly Shoots Two Israelis He Hoped Were Palestinians
A wacky story of anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab animus played out in Miami Beach on Saturday night, as a Jewi...
Researchers used mice with nine different genetic backgrounds to identify factors influencing eye aging, paving the way for eye-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases.
Meeting the minimum requirement for vitamin B12, needed to make DNA, red blood cells and nerve tissue, may not actually be enough -- particularly if you are older. It may even put you at risk for c...
Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s never worth it to waste energy being angry about things that don’t matter, and nobody wants to spend time around someone who’s constantly upset. While most of us d...
A Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or aliveMANILA, Philippines -...
In October, Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya hosted a conference on the lessons of covid-19 in order “to do better in the next pandemic.” He invited scholars, journalists, and policy ...
In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program ...
LONDON -- Vatican officials said late Tuesday that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery. The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized Friday afte...
Researchers found that excessively activated neurons over time, rather than decreased neuronal activity, cause aging-related decline in brain function in nematodes.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detain a person on Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. AP Photo/Alex BrandonThe Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants liv...
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, continues to remain one of modern medicine's greatest challenges. This progressive neurodegenerative disorder affects millions of people ...
Insulin resistance precedes and predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), a chronic disease that causes high morbidity and mortality worldwide. In affected people, insulin is unable to ...