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A new vaccine tested on 18 women with triple-negative breast cancer triggered a strong immune response, according to researchers who say 16 participants remain cancer-free three years after treatment.
A new study finds taking vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity, but taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide additional health benefits, according to researchers.
A new study finds alcohol consumption increased during the COVID pandemic and hasn’t returned to previous levels since the crisis ended.
Over 600,000 people worldwide die from mosquito-borne malaria each year, with the majority of these deaths happening among children under 5.
Now, there's troubling news that the malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to t...
Using abbreviations while texting might save some typing time, but it won't make a good impression, a new study finds.
People who use texting abbreviations like IDK or GOAT are perceived as more insincere and are less likely to receive replies, researchers discovered.
The number of Americans sickened in an E. coli outbreak tied to slivered onions used on McDonald's Quarter Pounders has now risen to 104, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.
In an update posted on its website, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that 34 peo...
After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now declined for the second year in a row.
By how much did these deaths of despair drop? There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ...
More than a third of surgical patients develop complications as a result of their procedure, a new study shows.
About 38% of adult patients suffer an adverse event during or following their surgery, researchers reported Nov. 13 in the BMJ.
Nearly half of t...
Fourteen percent of the world's people -- more than 800 million -- now have diabetes, a doubling of the global rate for the blood sugar disease since 1990, new statistics show.
Type 2 diabetes, which makes up 95% of cases, is surging in poorer countries. However, across ...
A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns.
What are these three big dangers? Smoking, having high blood pressure and suffering from atrial fibrillation all signifi...
An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, new research suggests.
The vaccine appears to be safe and effective against triple-negative breast cancer -- a type that can’t be treated w...
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Don't think your doctor is always taking your health concerns seriously? You might be right.
New research reveals that primary care physicians frequently won’t write down health issues raised by patients into their medica...
The blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) could curb drinking for people battling alcohol use disorder, helping them to avoid crises that require hospitalization, new research shows.
Numerous studies had already hinted that semaglutide might act on appeti...
A newly developed AI program can help doctors detect and potentially remove brain cancer that might otherwise be missed during surgery, a new study demonstrates.
The AI, called FastGlioma, calculated how much residual brain cancer remained following surgery with approxim...
People are at higher risk of schizophrenia if they indulge in psychedelic drugs, a new study warns.
Patients who land in the ER following hallucinogen use have a 21-fold higher risk of developing schizophrenia compared to the general population, Canadian researchers repo...
In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared.
The spike in purchases of what is also known as the morning-after pill or Plan B suggests women worry the incoming administrati...
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.
It’s not clear how the teenager pick...
Bottoms up: The type of alcohol you prefer may say something about your lifestyle, new research reveals.
Beer drinkers are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle than folks who prefer wine or liquor, scientists report.
Beer drinkers have lower-quality diets, ar...
Overtreatment of prostate cancer is increasing in the United States among men with limited life expectancy, a new study reports.
Procedures like radiation therapy and prostate surgery are being employed more often in these men, causing side effects like incontinence and ...
Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns.
By 2018, federal data showed that 42% of adults had some form of fatty liver disease -- higher than prior estimates, according to a team led by D...
High blood pressure is a rare health issue among teens, but U.S. case numbers are creeping upwards.
Now, research published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that healthy sleep can help keep hypertension at bay in the young.
Therapy provided via telehealth can reduce a person’s risk of suicide, a new study reports.
Cognitive behavior therapy reduces suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts even if delivered for a short time via telehealth, according to results published Nov. 12 in the jo...
Most parents haven’t considered the potential risk of an unlocked, poorly stored firearm in a house their child is visiting, a new study shows.
More than 60% of Illinois parents have never asked another parent about an unlocked gun in their home before allowing the...