After undergoing breast reduction following breathlessness and back pain, Renee Smith praised the procedure as life changing. Online critics questioned her choice and her husband, while commenters with similar surgeries rallied around her.
Alcohol use is easing nationwide, but adults ages 50 to 64 are moving sharply in the opposite direction, with heavy drinking up more than 36% as experts warn that aging can magnify alcohol’s effects and hidden health risks.
Fitness coach Jacob Zemer says sufficient protein, regular strength training, seven to nine hours of quality sleep and continued movement can help preserve muscle, particularly for aging adults and people using GLP-1 medications for weight loss.
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.