New Drug Could Ease Nerve Pain Without Opioids

Chronic nerve pain can be extremely difficult to treat, and many people live with it for months or years. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and...

Mini-Strokes Are a Major Warning Sign

A mini-stroke can last only a few minutes, but it should never be treated as a small health problem. Also known as a transient ischemic...

Common Blood Pressure Drugs Show Key Safety Difference

A large study has found an important safety difference between two common medicines used to treat high blood pressure. Both chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide can lower...

Common Diabetes Drug May Help Protect the Brain

Metformin is one of the most widely used medicines for type 2 diabetes, but scientists are studying whether its benefits may go beyond controlling...

Your Lower Blood Pressure Number May Reveal Stroke Risk

Most people know that high blood pressure can damage the heart, but it can also affect the brain. Research from the University of Miami suggests...

Warning Signs Your Heart Arteries May Be Blocked

Blocked heart arteries can develop slowly over many years, sometimes without causing clear symptoms at first. The condition is called coronary artery disease, and it...

Early Warning Signs of Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to detect early. It often grows quietly for a long time, and many people do...

Getting Lost May Be an Early Brain Warning

Memory loss is one of the best-known signs of dementia, but changes in thinking can appear in other ways. One early warning may be something...

Ozempic Drug Linked to Fewer Bipolar Hospital Stays

Medicines best known for treating diabetes and obesity may have another possible benefit. New research suggests that semaglutide, the drug used in products such as...

Your Aging Brain May Protect Language Better Than Other Skills

Aging does not affect every mental ability in the same way. While remembering information for a few seconds or quickly solving a new problem...