A recent review shows who newer medications for type 2 diabetes may help the most, particularly in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Be it from tap water on a vacation, some dodgy chicken, or something the kids have brought home from school, we've almost all been flattened by an awful stomach bug at some point in our lives. For ...

Elon Musk, one of President Trump’s most powerful advisers, has orchestrated an unprecedented financial incentive for people ...

FAIR, with its high premiums and basic coverage, was designed as a temporary safety net until policyholders find a more ...

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to analyze CDC data describing the socioeconomic factors behind suicide and the novel ...

Recent proposals from Republican congressional leaders and conservative think tanks would cut Medicaid by taking coverage away from people who don’t meet unnecessary and burdensome ...

Feb 4 marks World Cancer Day—an opportunity to raise awareness about cancer and to reflect on the latest trends, challenges, and hopes. Acknowledging that cancer is not simply a medical diagnosis, but ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how nurses perceive words showing high- and low-risk ailments.

Environmental disasters disrupt lives across entire regions, layering disproportionate burdens faced by communities that ...

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S., which should make heart health a focus for the majority of the population. But despite how serious — and deadly — ...

People whose parents divorced when they were children are more likely to suffer a stroke in later life, a study suggests. Experts are unsure what is driving the increased risk, but believe a flood ...