Her heart stopped while training for the 2011 Chicago Marathon. She’s running it this...
For Marla Sewall, regular jogs are an important part of her routine. At 52, it helps her maintain her physical and mental health. "It...
COVID-19 vaccines need to be shored up with a plant-based diet
In a new paper from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, researchers suggest that in addition to vaccinations, health care workers should recommend plant-based diets...
This COVID-19 vaccine can provide ‘border protection’ to the body
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found a simple addition to injected COVID-19 vaccines could...
Unvaccinated people more likely to get COVID-19 reinfection
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much uncertainty about how long immunity lasts after an unvaccinated person is infected with SARS-CoV-2.
In a new...
Scientists develop a vaccine for rheumatoid arthritis
In a new study from The University of Toledo, researchers developed an experimental vaccine that shows strong promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful...
Mentally stimulating jobs may lower dementia risk in older people
In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers found people with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age...
Statin drugs linked to greater development of diabetes
In a new study from the VA North Texas Health Care System, researchers found for individuals with diabetes, statin initiation is linked to diabetes...
A high-salt diet may disrupt your body clock
Health experts have long known a high-salt diet (HSD) is harmful to the heart.
In a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham,...
Checking your risk of stroke
A simple set of questions for checking your heart health might also help predict your stroke risk, a recent study suggests. The finding hints...
If not for 2-year-old, young mom might have died
The night she turned 37, Barbara Jackson put her 2-year-old daughter Olivia Copeland to bed and walked to the kitchen. She felt a little...