Medicine

Women who carried mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes had a higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer by age 60. But the absolute risk was significantly lower than most previous studies have reported. Photo by Rhoda…

For those women who are considering terminating their pregnancies, a new chatbot called Charley aims to help them start the process of getting an abortion. The chatbot, which launched on Sept. 12, is available on Charley’s website,…

Researchers found that three months of talk therapy, assisted by carefully monitored doses of ecstasy (MDMA), worked significantly better than therapy alone. File Photo by Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/EPA A new study is adding to…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a virtual roundtable with Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state's surgeon general, and other doctors on Wednesday, told residents that if they are under the age of 65, they should not get the updated COVID-19…

Rebutting conventional wisdom, a large Swedish study finds that most people with chronic acid reflux, or GERD, do not have a higher risk for developing cancer of the esophagus. Photo by derneuemann/Pixabay link back to:…

Data released this summer from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated the average emergency room (ER) visit times for each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Patients in Washington, D.C. had…

Women who had their ovaries removed between 46 to 49 years of age had a greater risk of arthritis and obstructive apnea, the study found. Photo by Gerd Altmann/Pixabay Premenopausal women who have surgery to remove the…

With research showing that only 22% of Americans keep a written record of their end-of-life wishes, a team at OSF HealthCare in Illinois is using artificial intelligence to help physicians determine which patients have a higher chance of…

The proportion of U.S. overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants jumped by more than 50-fold since 2010, from 0.6% in 2010 to more than 32% in 2021, a new study shows. Photo by stevepb/Pixabay The "fourth wave"…

‘AGAINST GOD’S WILL' – Tasha Kann shares her story of how she refused to abort her baby after a brain cancer diagnosis. Continue reading… AVOIDING ALZHEIMER'S – A neuropsychologist with Cleveland Clinic reveals her top three…

1 of 2 | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it has launched a program to help maintain access to free COVID-19 vaccines (pictured, 2021) for uninsured Americans. File Photo by Debbie…

Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them. The dramatic experiment came to an…

1 of 5 | A nurse at El Camino Health demonstrates the FloPatch device. Once placed on the patient's neck, the Food and Drug Administration-approved device assesses blood flow in the carotid arteries and wirelessly transmits…

More and more people are making it to the 100-year milestone. Nearly 90,000 people were at least 100 years and older in the U.S. as of 2021, almost double the amount 20 years prior, according to data from the United Nations.So — what’s…

Among nearly 54,000 U.S. adults, those who used both marijuana and tobacco experienced anxiety or depression at nearly twice the rate of nonusers, researchers found. Photo by saeedmoin/Pixabay Using both tobacco and…

As frustrating as colds and allergies may be to those who suffer from them, even more sobering is the notion that popular remedies we think are treating them may be ineffective at relieving our stuffy noses. The U.S. Food and Drug…

Researchers at King's College London said on Wednesday that a new study found that depression and risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls. File Photo by Sasint/Pixabay Researchers…

Up to a third of adults grind their teeth in the daytime and more than 10% do it unknowingly while they sleep, studies show. Stress is the leading cause of teeth grinding, according to Dr. Daniel Rubinshtein, a cosmetic dentist in New…

The new research, from scientists in Sweden, Denmark and Belgium, shows that patients who have received blood from donors who later suffered recurring brain hemorrhages were more than twice as likely to suffer a brain hemorrhage…

Cancer has many risk factors. Some — like gender, age and family history — can’t be controlled. But others, like diet, can be managed. Proper nutrition has been shown to reduce cancer risk, noted Dr. Brian Slomovitz, director of…