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The gains in insurance coverage with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have already translated into improved health...

Breathlessness and conditions of restrictive lung disease (RLD), such as pulmonary fibrosis, may be a late complication of type 2...

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Randomized clinical trials are the gold standard of cancer research and can shed light on...

Seeking abortion medications online can be a response to clinic access barriers in states with and without restrictive abortion laws...

(San Francisco State University) Heart health and gut health may be linked. A new study by San Francisco State University...

A computer built to mimic the brain's neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer software...

Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University,...

TORONTO, JULY 11, 2018 -- Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people...

A large-scale study published by researchers from Royal Holloway University of London has drawn together the findings of a decade...

Bottom Line: Researchers report moderately increased risks for atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular and often rapid heart rate, in adults...

It's a common occurrence in elderly people: Blood cells carrying mutated DNA explosively increase in number, resulting in genetic "mosaicism":...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 11, 2018)--Smokers give lots of reasons for not quitting smoking, with fear of weight gain ranking as...

Bottom Line: Patients who are suicidal often seek care at a hospital emergency department (ED). This comparison study of about...

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has...

Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis - according to new research from the University...

Bottom Line: Nearly 1 in 4 patients undergoing surgery at an academic medical center reported preoperative opioid use in a...

Vanderbilt researchers have documented evidence that legalizing same-sex marriage has improved access to health care for gay men in a...

A new approach established at the University of Zurich sheds light on the effects of anti-cancer drugs and the defense...

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Support from female co-workers may be even more important to new moms...

Credit: McGill University If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it's a good idea to go for a...