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A new study finds certain foods may lower the risk of developing tinnitus, or constant ringing in the ears. But researchers found overall diet quality has little influence.
Gestational diabetes jumped 36% in the U.S. from 2016 to 2024, according to researchers. What’s driving the increase? The senior author shares his answer.
In a large new study, statins significantly lowered the risk of death and major heart events in people with type 2 diabetes — regardless of their heart risk level.
The holiday season brought a massive spike in influenza cases across the U.S.
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that the virus is spreading rapidly, with some regions reporting record numbers of infections and hospita...
Dog owners in seven states are being warned to check their pantries after a recall was issued for certain dog treats that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recall, announced Dec. 24 by Consumers Supply Distributing, includes two types of dog biscuits sold...
Glossy social media ads promising "lunchtime fat removal" and "freckle-sized" scars draw thousands of patients to cosmetic surgery chains.
But a growing number of lawsuits and patient deaths suggest these claims often hide a much more dangerous reality.
Unlik...
Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with cancer.
She was 35.
"Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts," her family said in...
The best treatment for clogged arteries might be different for women than men, a new study says.
Females with heart disease are often treated with stenting, a procedure in which a tiny wire-mesh tube is slipped inside a blocked artery to keep it open.
But women mig...
Sleep problems might be an early warning sign of dementia, a new study says.
Circadian rhythms that are weaker and more fragmented are tied to an increased risk of dementia, researchers reported Dec. 29 in the journal Neurology.
In fact, people with weak c...
You might not need high doses of peanut to help your child overcome their food allergy, a new study suggests.
Smaller doses can help kids build up their allergic resistance to peanut, with fewer side effects than larger amounts, researchers recently reported in the J...
Considering some plastic surgery as part of a New Year’s makeover?
A newly developed AI model is promising to make liposuction a safer procedure by accurately predicting blood loss among patients.
Overall, the AI was 94% accurate in predicting the amount of b...
Severe asthma attacks can be cut in half among teens with excess weight by taking cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, a new study says.
Half as many teens needed asthma treatment at an emergency room if they were on a GLP-1 drug, researchers reporte...
Twice as many expecting mothers are using opioids as there were a decade ago, a new study says.
The rate of opioid use during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2020, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Addiction Medicine.
Such opioid use puts ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is drafting vets and survivors, caregivers and health workers, as well as visitors to VA centers nationwide in a war on sexual harassment and assault.
"There is no wrong door for reporting harassment or sexual assault," VA Se...
Does it sometimes feel like your supper is sitting like a boulder in your gut?
You may have a condition called gastroparesis.
About 1 in 4 people have symptoms of the disorder, which causes the stomach to empty slowly, according to the National Institutes of Health...
When people start doubting whether they can reach an important life goal, it often feels like a sign to give up.
But a new study suggests questioning those doubts can actually strengthen commitment.
The research — led by Patrick Carroll, a psychology pr...
Health officials are warning seafood lovers to think twice before eating raw oysters amid a salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in more than 20 states.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 64 people have been infected with a rare strain...
Cars from companies like Tesla already promise hands-free driving, but recent crashes show that today’s self-driving systems can still struggle in risky, fast-changing situations.
Now, researchers say the next safety upgrade may come from an unexpected source: The ...
Wildfires may be sending far more harmful pollution into the air than scientists once believed, according to new research.
A study published Dec. 29 in Environmental Science & Technology, a journal of the American Chemical Society, found that wildfires and p...
A serious knock on the noggin might substantially increase a person’s risk of suicide, a new study says.
People who’ve sustained a head injury are 21% more likely to attempt suicide than those without such an injury, researchers recently reported in the journ...
Early changes in a person's gut bacteria might herald the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new evidence review has found.
This finding could help doctors diagnose IBD earlier, and, researchers added, potentially fuel efforts to find new treatments for the con...
Where a senior resides might factor into whether they lose their independence to a broken hip, a new study says.
Elderly folks are less able to return home following a fall-related hip fracture if they live in a poorer neighborhood, researchers found.
Seniors livin...
Planning some international travel as one of your New Year’s resolutions?
Then be forewarned: Traveler’s diarrhea is becoming harder to treat.
The antibiotics typically used to treat traveler’s diarrhea are becoming less effective, researchers rec...