Increasing workforce diversity is critical for addressing healthcare disparitiesCredit: Johns Hopkins Medicine It is common for patients to prefer seeking ...

Key takeaways: Lowering blood pressure, reducing sodium intake, and eliminating trans fat could prevent 94 million early deaths around the ...

People with undetected glucose disorders run a higher risk of both myocardial infarction and periodontitis, according to a study published ...

Credit: University of British Columbia Strong family and school connections are helping prevent transgender youth from smoking cigarettes and using ...

Kaiser Permanente-led study of more than 6 million children showed routine varicella vaccine considerably lessened likelihood of painful shingles disease ...

New Kaiser Permanente study suggests under-vaccination is only one factor contributing to whooping cough outbreaks Oakland, Calif. -- In a ...

In the first prospective study of directly measured body fat distribution and prostate cancer risk, investigators found that higher levels ...

Despite support for the technology, current gun owners are not likely to purchase these guns themselves if they were available ...

Visiting a crowded pediatric emergency department in Canada may increase the likelihood of being hospitalized but is not linked to ...

For patients who smoke marijuana and their physicians, "Five things to know about ... marijuana and fertility" provides useful information ...

Experts report on promising methods for early detection and intervention of rheumatoid arthritis in a themed issue of Clinical Therapeutics ...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 10, 2019) - Contrary to what many of us think, ...

Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences. Hamilton, ON (June 9, 2019) - A clinical trial that followed more than 9,900 people in ...

The following papers will be presented at the ADA conference in San Francisco and published simultaneously in either The Lancet ...

A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits - ...

Results also add support that the disease is more aggressive in youthCredit: Christopher Pacheco, VA Puget Sound Health Care System ...

NIH-funded study finds immunotherapy slows progression to clinical disease by 2 years or moreCredit: Benaroya Research Institute A treatment affecting ...

Using sophisticated models, researchers examine how various warning labels and taxes targeting diet would reduce cancer cases and cancer-associated costsCredit: ...

New research suggests that taxes and health warnings could bring significant health and economic benefits by cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened ...

Randomized, clinical trial found that patients taking IDegLira achieved and maintained blood glucose goals longer than those taking insulin only ...