Ultra-processed foods are associated with higher risk of early death, especially ready-to-eat meat and seafood.

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More than 4,000 people die from unintentional drowning in the U.S. every year, an average of 11 people per day. The problem ...

In her book "Sex Cells," Phyllis Greenberger says doctors didn’t consider biological sex. If it was successful on a man, they ...

People with HIV may consider breastfeeding their newborn babies because the benefits may outweigh the very small risk of ...

The federal government will pay dairy producers millions of dollars to participate in biosecurity efforts as health and ...

Reusable water bottles are a hotbed for bacteria and could house even more germs than your kitchen sink. Here's what to know.

May 23, 2024 – Experts have long cautioned against eating late at night, especially a large meal loaded with fats or sugars. Now there’s another reason to listen to their advice: Eating within 3 hours ...

While elderly people still have more strokes than other age groups, a new CDC study shows an increase in strokes among younger people in recent years.

Unlike conventional pharmacies, which mostly dispense premade drugs in standard doses, compounding pharmacies make, or "compound," medications on the premises, according to federal guidelines. For ...

May 23, 2024 – More people in the U.S. now use marijuana nearly every day than the number of people who use alcohol daily or most days of the week. In 2022, 17.7 million people reported using ...

May 20, 2024 – Lauren Rogers, a 23-year-old content creator, knew that her vaping was making the dizziness associated with her POTS diagnosis worse. But she couldn’t stop. “I was so addicted,” she ...