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Social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine: These are among the essential public health interventions for the Covid-19…

Social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine: These are among the essential public health interventions for the Covid-19…

An experimental drug from Merck and Bayer cut hospitalizations for heart failure by 10% in…

With the national spotlight turned on nursing homes following the Covid-19 outbreak at the Life…

When facts are few and far between, misinformation often steps in to fill the gap….
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A highly anticipated heart study of the Apple Watch is facing disruptions as a result…
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Habitual tea drinkers in the China-PAR study lived 1.41 years longer free of heart disease…

Q: Do I need to worry about pesticides when I shop at a local farmer’s…

There are more than 30 muscles, 27 bones, three nerves, and multiple ligaments and tendons…

The main ingredients in ketchup are healthy—concentrated, ripe red tomatoes, distilled vinegar and onion powder,…

High cholesterol is a key risk factor for heart disease. It creates fatty deposits in…

DukeMedicine HealthNews: What have we learned about how COVID-19 spreads? Nicholas Turner, MD, MHSc: Novel…

Q: What are the current recommendations for cervical cancer screening? A: There is some debate…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term for lung diseases that include emphysema and…

Ovarian cancer is not the type of cancer that most frequently affects women, but it…

For many chronic diseases, evaluating the stage of the disease is part of the diagnostic…

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is an evolving public health issue, and public health officials are…

Two Apples a Day Boost Heart Health. Eating two apples each day can lower cholesterol…

The Folklore. Bold, aromatic, and pungent, ginger (also called ginger root) has spiced up palates…

The best omega-3 supplement must be one that can optimize your body’s levels of EPA…

Eating is one of life’s greatest simple pleasures. Except when it’s not so simple. Despite…

The young man handed her a stethoscope, opened his shirt, and pointed to where she…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration claims its newest plan to cap insulin copays could solve…

The Trump administration announced a new voluntary program that would lower the out-of-pocket cost Medicare…

You are no doubt alarmed by news reports about the spread of COVID-19, also known…

For the second time, the Food and Drug Administration rejected an Intarcia Therapeutics implant aimed…

The large red-and-white bins at Walmart pharmacies across the country read, in bold all-caps type:…

Just after Emma Kleck turned 26, she started looking up flights to Canada. Kleck, who…

An online pharmacy is calling for U.S. regulators to recall batches of the metformin diabetes…

BETHESDA, Md. — This is the moment of truth for the FDA’s regulation of artificial…

Everyday social interactions with family members and peers can be challenging for children with autism…

Lung Cancer Linked to Severe Depression About one-third of people newly diagnosed with the most common…

Q: I’m in my early 70s and not overweight, but I feel unfit, flabby,…

Improved quality of life, less anxiety and depression, and feeling more whole are the…

You’ve probably seen those commercials where people have to run off to the bathroom…

As time ticks along there are changes experienced by just about everyone that can…

A new cholesterol-lowering medication manufactured by Esperion Therapeutics was approved by the Food and Drug…

Fasting Diets Equivalent to More Traditional Calorie Cutting for Weight Loss A randomized controlled trial…

Q: What makes a good vegan egg replacement? A: Melissa Townsend, MS, RD, CDN, Registered…

The latest available data show that, as of 2016, Americans had made some significant dietary…

FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) are a group of sugars and fibers that…
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Health economists aren’t generally known for their humor. There’s something about Medicaid that’s just deeply…

I’ve been committed to understanding the biology of aging since I was a teenager, and…

The conversation around genetic engineering and food is undermined by a lack of information that…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has a clear position on this Congress’s priority list. “You…

Every year, hundreds of thousands of babies are born in the U.S. using assisted reproductive…

The Trump administration is proposing to strip the Food and Drug Administration of all authority…

Every day, Kathleen McVicar of Cotuit, Mass., has a few simple questions for her 85-year-old…

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a software product from an artificial intelligence startup…

File this under “What a difference patient-level data can make.” In 2007, controversy flared over…