As cases of dementia continue to climb worldwide, uncovering modifiable risk factors remains a major public health priority. Recent research highlights the potential role of lead exposure on both ...

Bhattacharya replaces Jim O’Neill, who served simultaneously as acting CDC director and deputy secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. The New York Times was first to report the news.

Northern Nevada Public Health emphasizes contagiousness, proper precautions whooping cough.

As part of American Heart Month and Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Month, Sunrise Children’s Hospital wants to spotlight ...

IBD patients with high-grade precancers at baseline had a 50-fold higher odds of colorectal cancer versus those without ...

OHA also revealed the amount of birth parents being screened for hepatitis B dropped from 96% to 94% from 2022 to 2024. Officials have expressed concern for the slight decline, noting that pregnant ...

Another opposition Conservative lawmaker in Canada has defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney's governing Liberals. Carney announced Wednesday on social media that Alberta Member ...

Babies in the West commonly lack a gut microbe that is found in infants in other parts of the world, which may be due to ...

Fast functional testing of genetic variants, from newborn genomes to disease models like zebrafish, is transforming ambiguous DNA findings into confident, real‑time treatment decisions.

A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against ...

Machado-Joseph disease causes sufferers to struggle with speech and movement as they lose control of their bodies.

Every 15 minutes a baby is born with a heart defect somewhere in the United States and millions of people are living with a ...