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Maternal Mortality Risks: What You Can Do to Help

The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman, what can you do to help protect yourself and your baby?

No Need to Rip It Off Like a Bandage With This Wound Cover

A new band-aid is being designed to stick twice as well to skin, but hurt half as much to pull off. Scientists are tapping into the main ingredient in school glue to make this possible.

Blood-Sucking Leeches: Quack Medicine or Medical Miracle?

Leeching was once quackery of the worst sort. But the leech has been quietly making a comeback in the field of reconstructive microsurgery

How Weather Apps Could Predict Your COVID Risk

The same technology used to forecast the weather could estimate your likelihood of COVID infection. The motive? Obliterating lockdowns for good.

Removal of Other, Small Kidney Stones May Reduce Relapse

If you’re having surgery to remove a kidney stone and doctors discover other, smaller stones nearby, it’s safer to go ahead and have them all removed at once, a new study suggests.

Dermatologists Skeptical of Calamine Lotion TikTok Trend

The #calamine lotion tag has millions of views on TikTok, with hundreds of videos hailing the cream for its matte effect when used as a makeup primer.

Lead Poisoning, Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

A new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding detrimental effects of lead on Black children.

Pregnancy Complication Ups Dementia Risk, Research Suggests

These disorders include gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. These pregnancy complications have been strongly linked to heart disease in later life, but, until now, few studies have connected these disorders with thinking and memory.

Hearing Aids Available in October Without a Prescription

The White House announced today that the FDA will move forward with plans to make hearing aids available over the counter in pharmacies, other retail locations, and online.

How Worried Should You Be About New Reports on Polio?

Poliovirus detected in NYC wastewater put public health officials on high alert, but infectious disease experts say there's no need for families of fully vaccinated children to panic.

One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers

Many parents surveyed said drivers who don't follow the rules should be banned from school parking areas.

Diagnosing Kids with Long COVID Can Be Tricky: Experts

Experts discuss how difficult diagnosing kids with long COVID can prove to be.

Monkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma

The WHO plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with current best practices for naming diseases.

Four Cruise Lines to Drop COVID Vaccination Requirements

Four major cruise lines are dropping their COVID-19 vaccination requirements for some sailings next month, according to USA Today.

How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs

Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate the cost of some drugs which should reduce out-of-pocket costs for seniors with Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.

CDC's New COVID Rules Mark Change in the Pandemic, How We Live

The CDC's recent move to ease COVID guidelines marks a significant shift in the pandemic and how we've lived during it. Here's how experts are reacting to the change.

Metaverse Medicine and the Doctor, Patient Avatars Ahead

The metaverse is being pitched as a place where healthcare could be offered bridging the digital and physical world in a computer-generated space where people interact. But will they take that leap?

Young Adults Who Learn How to Cook Eat More Veggies

Greater consumption of fruits and vegetables seen in college students who set goals related to eating.

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study.

Large Study Confirms COVID Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women

This analysis is one of the first to compare adverse events in pregnant and nonpregnant and vaccinated and nonvaccinated women.

CDC Ends Some COVID Safety Rules, Emphasizes Personal Risk

CDC recommendations on social distancing, quarantining and testing children for COVID-19 while allowing them to stay in school may no longer be necessary for most Americans.

Social Media Posts Criticize the New 988 Suicide Hotline

The July launch of the 988 Suicide

FDA Expands Home Testing Guidelines for COVID Exposures

While the agency still recommends repeat testing after a negative result, it also recommends that people who have no symptoms but think they have been exposed take three tests instead of two.

Blood Test for Cancer Now Available, But Is It Ready for Prime Time?

A new blood test that can detect up to 50 cancers from a single blood sample is gaining traction in the United States.

Bounce Houses Bring Delight, But Injuries and Deaths Are Risks

A new study cataloged at least 28 deaths and 479 injuries from more than 130 weather-related bounce house incidents worldwide – figures the researchers say likely underestimate the problem.

U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining

A new study found the downward trend in prescribing opioids also applied to cancer patients and people with other chronic pain.

What Are Growing Pains? Turns Out No One Really Knows

When scientists tried find out what growing pains actually are, they found out that no one really knows. The definitions were as random and all over the place as the very pains that kids complain about.

Regular Fasting Linked to Less Severe COVID: Study

Intermittent fasting was not linked with a smaller chance of getting COVID-19, but it was linked with getting a less severe infection, according to the findings of a new study.

Long COVID’s Grip Will Likely Tighten as Infections Continue

Experts are worried about a second wave of illnesses from long COVID, a condition that already has affected between 7.7 million and 23 million Americans, according to U.S. government estimates.

PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Are Linked With Liver Cancer

A new study indicates the chemical perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS), which is used in numerous consumer and industrial products, has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer.

Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Stretched by Giving Smaller Doses

The FDA said that instead of a standard subcutaneous injection, the new regimen will be given just under the skin (intradermally) at one-fifth the usual dose.

Weight Loss Surgery Has a Big Effect on Marriage

People who have bariatric surgery double their chances of marriage or divorce. The study looked at data from 1,441 bariatric surgery patients and found that never-married patients were over 50% more likely to get married, and married patients were more than twice as likely to get divorced.

Meet a Champion Climber with Type 1 Diabetes

Managing type 1 diabetes is never easy. But if you ask 16-year-old climbing star Katie Bone, she’ll tell you that she will never let this disease get in the way of her goals.

Noses Might Be Kids' Secret Weapon Against COVID

Researchers have found that the linings of kids' noses are better able than those of adults to guard against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Grease Star Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73

The “Xanadu” star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, but the cancer returned in 2013.

Keeping Your Laundry Free From Monkeypox

Is your laundry a way to spread monkeypox? Keeping your laundry clean is good for your health and might be especially important if you or someone close to you has monkeypox. Read on for expert advice on how to keep your laundry monkeypox-free.

How Well Do Vaccines Protect Against Long COVID?

There is little consensus about how much vaccines can lower the risk of long-term COVID symptoms, but several studies suggest that number lies anywhere from 15% to more than 80%.

Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier

A new study suggests women who are their own bosses might have healthier hearts.

When Pain and Insomnia Collide: How to Manage ‘Painsomnia’

A report based off a recent online survey of 1,250 U.S. adults found that “painsomnia” (insomnia from chronic pain) keeps many people counting sheep at all hours of the night.

Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker

The American Heart Association (AHA) warns social isolation and loneliness put people at a 30% higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death.

The New War on Science: 4 Reasons People Reject Good Data

Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.