A safety monitoring system flagged that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults, according to…
U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts.
Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for…
Gout flare-ups are trouble enough, but according to a study published Aug. 2, 2022, in JAMA, an episode may signal an increased risk for a heart attack or stroke over the following two months. Gout…
It's 4 a.m., and you can't sleep. As you lie awake wondering why, consider whether any of your medications could be causing the trouble.
"Medications can interfere with sleep in a number of ways…
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and its German partner, BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE), fired back at Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) in a patent lawsuit over their rival COVID-19 vaccines, seeking dismissal of the lawsuit in…
There are many myths and misconceptions about what makes for a healthy smile. Here are some truths behind the more common ones.
All dental stains can be whitened. Coffee, tea, and tobacco discolor…
What does an eating disorder look like? Likely to spring to mind is a young, waiflike woman strutting down a catwalk, bones protruding under her clothing. Yet her older sisters aren't immune to…
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening — but the anxiously awaited new data leaves unclear how much difference that might make in people’s lives.
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The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
The U.N. health…
Women who eat a vegetarian diet have significantly higher risks of suffering a hip fracture compared with peers who eat meat (including poultry) even occasionally, a new study suggests.
The study,…
The dangers of too much sitting are increasingly clear. Research regularly links a sedentary lifestyle (especially long, uninterrupted bouts of sitting) to higher risks of heart disease, stroke,…
The horrors in Gaza have led to accusations of genocide, denunciations at the Oscars, and even self-immolation by a US Air Force serviceman. When will enough be enough?
In the wake of Iran's attack on Israel, the West wants to levy additional sanctions on Iran. However, over the years, their effect has been limited as Tehran found ways to circumvent them.
The US network news star often hears people express surprise over her heritage. Her new book weaves her personal journey with stories of the Middle East and the world of international journalism.
The state's refusal to engage with bondholders risks keeping Lebanon out of the funding markets, draining its remaining reserves as creditors seek redress