New technology could speed diabetic wound healing
About one-fourth of people with diabetes develop painful foot ulcers, which are slow to heal due to low oxygen in the wound from impaired...
Both sucrose and high fructose corn syrup can harm your liver health
In a new study from the University of California, Davis, researchers found consuming sucrose, the more "natural form of sugar," may be as bad...
Mediterranean diet may lower risk of having another heart attack
In a new study from the University of Córdoba, researchers found a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk of having another heart attack.
Heart...
A greener environment can help reduce depression, boost cancer survival
Evidence is growing that living in areas of high greenness, surrounded by trees, shrubs and other vegetation has beneficial effects on human health.
In two...
These two health problems linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes
In a new study from Kaiser Permanente Southern California, researchers found patients with active asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased...
How could it be a stroke, mom asked – ‘she’s only 8’
Jill Veach looked at the name on her chirping phone.
The caller was her longtime babysitter. It was midafternoon, around the time Jill's husband, Matt,...
Supplements and cancer: What you need to know
Recent studies found that several nutrient supplements play important roles in fighting and preventing cancer.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D is commonly known for its crucial role...
Some diabetes drugs may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study from Yonsei University College of Medicine, researchers found people taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes...
Common arthritis drug may help reduce COVID-19 death
In a new study from Vanderbilt University, researchers found hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib, in combination with the...
Scientists find a common cause of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure
Visceral fat—fat stored around the organs in the belly and around the intestines—is known to be associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes...