Thyroid treatment may increase heart death risk
Levothyroxine is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States.
It’s a synthetic version of a thyroid hormone and is used to...
Marijuana use may increase death risk in high blood pressure
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common health issue.
It happens when the blood pushes too hard against the walls of your arteries over...
Low-dose radiation shows promise for painful knee osteoarthritis
For millions of people living with knee osteoarthritis, daily pain and limited movement are a reality.
Now, a new clinical trial suggests that low-dose radiation...
Kids may age faster if their fathers smoked as teenagers
New research suggests that people whose fathers started smoking during puberty may age faster than expected, highlighting how teenage smoking could harm not just...
Inhaled heparin could help cut death risk in severe COVID-19, study finds
A low-cost, widely available drug may offer new hope for patients with severe COVID-19.
An international study led by the Australian National University (ANU) and...
New weight-loss drug may offer fewer side effects, study finds
A new study from Penn Nursing suggests that a promising weight-loss drug, tirzepatide, could cause fewer unpleasant side effects than one of the most...
Children with high blood pressure often become adults with the disease
High blood pressure isn’t just a problem for adults—it’s becoming more common in children too, and it could lead to serious health issues later...
Healthy habits could help prostate cancer survivors live longer, study finds
Men who survive prostate cancer can significantly improve their chances of living longer by following healthy lifestyle guidelines, according to new research from the...
Engineered protein switches could make future medicines safer and smarter
Scientists have developed a new way to control how medicines work inside the body, potentially leading to safer and more precise treatments.
The breakthrough, reported...
New targeted therapy could delay prostate cancer progression, study finds
A new treatment that combines a specialized radioactive drug with focused radiation therapy has been shown to significantly slow the progression of recurrent prostate...