Health

Lung cancer has long been linked to cigarette smoking, but new research highlights a growing trend that challenges this assumption. Increasingly, non-smokers—particularly younger women—are being diagnosed with the disease, and …

After serving in the U.S. Navy for decades, Commander John Ryan retired, believing his toughest challenges were behind him. But in 2013, more than 20 years later, he was diagnosed …

Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Yale Cancer Center have released early findings on an experimental cancer vaccine designed to combat advanced kidney cancer.  The results, published …

Image attribution: the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. In a decisive vote on Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a Republican-led bill that seeks …

As healthcare costs rise, a new study reveals that major healthcare companies are sending nearly all their profits to investors instead of using the money to lower costs, improve services, …

Retirement at 65 has long been the norm, but new research shows that working beyond that age has significant benefits. Older workers report better mental and physical health, higher job …

Influenza cases have reached their peak for the season and continue to climb across the United States. Federal health officials are now warning that 43 states are experiencing “high” or …

Prostate cancer diagnoses in California have climbed at a noticeable rate, according to a recent study led by UC San Francisco.  Researchers analyzed data from nearly 388,000 men who were …

The FDA has approved a new non-opioid pain medication that has the potential to significantly change pain management.  Journavx, also known as suzetrigine, is the first and only approved oral …

A study from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has revealed a troubling connection between dentistry and America’s opioid crisis.  Dentists wrote nearly 9 million opioid prescriptions in 2022, often exposing …