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01 Aug
A new study finds people with cannabis use disorder are more than three times as likely to develop oral cancer within five years.
31 Jul
Researchers estimate the average person inhales 3,200 larger microplastics and 68,000 tiny, lung-penetrating microplastics per day.
30 Jul
A new study finds people who eat a lot of ultra-processed food are significantly more likely to develop lung cancer.
To fend off predators, millipedes release defensive compounds that could one day play a part in treating pain and neurological diseases.
"These compounds are quite complex, so they’re going to take some time to synthesize in the lab," said chemist Emily Meyers, whose research specializes in leveraging the chemistry of underexplored e...
President Donald Trump has introduced a new effort to help Americans more easily share their health records with doctors, using new technology and artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
“Today the dream of easily transportable, electronic medical records finally becomes a reality,” Trump said during a White House event with leader...
Pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack, Florida officials confirmed Thursday.
The 71-year-old entertainer, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died last week in Clearwater, Florida.
The official cause of death was acute myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack, according to records from the medical ...
Singer Justin Timberlake has Lyme disease, a condition he says caused nerve pain, fatigue and other symptoms during his recent tour.
In a post on Instagram Thursday, the 44-year-old pop star said the tick-borne illness left him feeling “relentlessly debilitated, both mentally and physically.”
"When I first got the diagnos...
Hearing loss prevents many young adults from achieving their potential in schooling and careers, new research suggests.
That’s especially true when impaired hearing hits young Black Americans or Hispanic Americans, the study found.
"Hearing problems may make it harder for people to communicate effectively at work, which can lim...
Men diagnosed with what are known as Grade Group one (GG1) prostate tumors are often told they don’t require treatment, only “watchful waiting,” because GG1 cancers are at low risk of spreading.
There’s even been talk among experts of not calling GG1 tumors “cancers” at all.
However, new research s...