Blood cancers: Expert explains what you need to know
Blood cancer is not a diagnosis anyone wants to receive, but understanding the different types of this disease and how best ...
Study uncovers the role of polygenic risk scores in hypertension management
Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have new insights ...
Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime
A wealth of research shows that what people eat affects the body's ability to ward off heart disease and stroke. And a ...
Pediatrician explains why children need fluoride
Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay and makes your child's teeth stronger. Fluoride can be found in drinking water, food and ...
Suicidal ideation is terrifying and isolating: Survivor is 'living proof' recovery is possible
While suicidal ideation—thinking about or formulating plans for suicide— can be terrifying and isolating, research shows it ...
Synthetic THC may calm agitation in Alzheimer's patients
A synthetic form of the active ingredient in cannabis helps reduce agitation in people with Alzheimer's, new research shows.
Physician explains the fungal infection valley fever
Some areas of the U.S. are experiencing a recent uptick in cases of a fungal lung infection called valley fever. Dr. Jesse ...
More than half of infants protected by maternal RSV vaccine, nirsevimab, or both
In the 2023 to 2024 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, more than half of infants were protected by maternal RSV vaccine, nirsevimab, or both, according to research published in the Sep. 26 ...
Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan's vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans' home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her ...