Vanessa Kirby drew enthusiastic praise after sharing sunny outdoor photos featuring a retro polka dot bikini, classic sunglasses, and relaxed layers, proving that her casual wardrobe can attract just as much attention as her glamorous event style.
A regional study found stroke rates among adults ages 20 to 54 rose from 33.9 to 62.2 cases per 100,000, while experts urged earlier screening and stronger attention to blood pressure, sleep, diet, activity and other cardiovascular risks.
A review of 56 Hollywood productions found that narcolepsy is routinely distorted for laughs, leaving patients to confront stigma and misinformation while only a handful of shows offer medically accurate, respectful portrayals.
A study published in Heart Rhythm found that some fitness trackers can potentially interfere with cardiac implantable electronic devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
CDC officials issued a warning to health care providers this week about an uptick nationwide in bacterial infections of "extensively drug-resistant" shigellosis.
A recent study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research pinpointed the three best medications for acute lower back pain, characterized as pain lasting 12 weeks or less.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving to require patients to see a doctor in person before receiving prescriptions for some controlled medications.
A nurse at a New York hospital lost her job and is under investigation after she was caught on video allegedly slamming a baby face-first onto a bassinet.
The FDA has authorized the first over-the-counter home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
A working committee for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found insufficient evidence to recommend more than one yearly COVID-19 booster.
A simple urine test could detect pancreatic and prostate cancer with up to a 99% rate of accuracy, says a new study from the Korea Institute of Materials Science. Other experts weigh in.
Older adults who take laxatives on a regular basis could face a 51% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not use them, a new study indicates.
Former food and pharmaceutical consultant Calley Means said the push by medical experts to put kids on anti-obesity drugs is a distraction from the root cause.
More than half of all U.S. states are failing to protect schools' drinking water from lead contamination, according to a new report from Environment America.
A new study found that pancreatic cancer rates are rising faster among women than men; the study was published recently in the journal Gastroenterology. Here's what doctors advise.
A new study from Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan found that one in three parents are giving their kids fever-reducing medicine when it’s not really needed.