Health

A study linking Popular Sugar Substitutes to faster brain aging challenges their 'healthy alternative' positioning, potentially reshaping market dynamics for food and beverage companies.

Artificial intelligence is being piloted to streamline prior authorization, but concerns grow about increased wrongful denials and potential profit motives in rejecting care.

Wildfire smoke lung effects are a major health concern as Canada's wildfires push air quality to hazardous levels. Understand how fine particulate matter affects your respiratory system and the strategies to reduce exposure, including staying indoors and using N95 respirators, as recommended by health officials.

Researchers solved a 15-year mystery: how Bacteroides fragilis toxin triggers colon cancer. It binds to claudin-4, suggesting new therapies.

New NHS data reveals black doctors are four times less likely than white counterparts to receive medical training placements.

New research suggests far more people may have the marker for alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-linked meat allergy, than previously thought. Here’s what these new alpha-gal antibodies numbers mean for you and your diet.

GLP-1 gene variants explain reduced effectiveness in 10% of the population, shifting the narrative from non-compliance to biology.

A major study reveals pregnant women are exposed to an average of 45 chemicals, with gestational chemical exposure linked to earlier births and lower birth weight, prompting calls for policy changes.

Michael Phillips, who claims the world's smallest penis, says he has booked an enhancement procedure after fundraising nearly $13,000 via GoFundMe.

Four people have died from West Nile virus in Maricopa County. This is the worst early season in over two decades. Here's your urgent guide.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that challenges decades of assumptions about lacunar ischemic stroke, suggesting artery widening is the real cause, not fatty plaque. This shift guides new treatment strategies.

The NB.1.8.1 COVID variant, 'Nimbus,' now dominates U.S. cases. Its rapid spread signals recurring summer surges and strategic implications for healthcare.