Category: Health

This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Tweety McTreason’s executive

Everyone targets 10,000 steps – but a lower tally could reduce the risk of serious health issues like cancer, dementia and heart disease, a study

Shop-bought health kits for a wide range of conditions are readily available across the UK.

The key health checks we should be aware of, as we exit our 30’s and beyond.

This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about

The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.

In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a “neurobiotic sense,” a newly identified system

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific “anti-reward” brain circuit becomes hyperactive

Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool routinely used to diagnose and plan treatment for eye diseases, has now been modified to collect images of the

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have mapped the human metabolic pathways that Cryptosporidium, an intestinal parasite, requires to survive.

Researchers have identified a key neural switch that controls whether animals instinctively flee from a threat or freeze in place.

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of people dying. Why, then, is

On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as

While the debate continues about the true impact of burning fossil fuels on the climate and what the optimal policy response should be, we need