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A blood test that screens for multiple cancers at once promises to boost early...

Detecting cancer early before it spreads throughout the body can be lifesaving. This is why doctors recommend regular screening for several common cancer types, using...

A very low-carb diet could prevent heart disease, diabetes in older people

Older adults with obesity are at a particularly high risk of developing cardio-metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In a study...

Hot bath may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

Regular heat exposure through a hot bath is linked to lower risk factors for type 2 diabetes, including a measure of blood sugar control.

Scientists develop battery-free, light-powered pacemaker for people with heart disease

Scientists developed a battery-free, light-powered pacemaker that may improve the quality of life for heart disease patients.

What you need to know about eye disease cataracts

Cataracts are very common as you get older. In fact, more than half of all Americans age 80 or older either have cataracts or have had surgery to get rid of cataracts. 

Chamomile tea may help control diabetes – as my research into 19th century dyes...

Chamomile – that yellow flower so often made into a tea, enjoyed before bed – is a very interesting plant.

Can you get COVID-19 booster and flu shot at the same time?

With flu season right around the corner in the United States, and Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus still circulating, many people are wondering if they should get their influenza vaccine and the latest COVID-19 booster shot together.

Water exercise could help reduce chronic lower back pain

Scientists found aquatic exercise leads to greater pain reduction in people with chronic low back pain compared with physical therapy.

Research shows a major cause of inflammation in common bowel disease

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than 4 million people worldwide In a recent study from Weill Cornell Medicine,...

Widely used high blood pressure drug may harm gut health

High blood pressure affects one in ten adults across the globe and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. In a recent study from...