Category: Health

Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, and children can be especially vulnerable – so read on for tips to protect them.

This is a MedPage Today story. Cleveland Clinic officials fired back at a conservative organization’s “Woke Alert” attack ad that asked if the large health

A new study finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly, are at greater risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep.

Former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Martin Kulldorff, has been appointed to a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services.

For a child diagnosed with neuroblastoma-the most common infant cancer, occurring when early nerve cells grow out of control-the path to treatment isn’t simple.

Physician-scientist Theodore Scott Nowicki, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics hematology/oncology and microbiology, immunology, & molecular genetics at the David Geffen

As mental health needs continue to rise in Singapore, researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, working with collaborators, including the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), have

Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of healthcare, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government

Last year, An Arm and a Leg set out on a mission: Collect the best advice about what to do when you can’t afford your

Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or prevent transmission.

Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye.

The body’s organs are in constant communication. Fat tissue tells the liver when to store or release energy, the immune system signals localized inflammation, and

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and directing focus.

Australian researchers have uncovered what happens behind the scenes in our brain when we’re faced with a predictable situation versus a surprise, giving vital clues