TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- The risks of screening mammograms to catch breast cancer may outweigh the benefits for certain women aged 70 or older, new research indicates. The main risk? Overdiagnosis and treatment of a breast cancer that likely...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- For women with heavy periods, some newer menstrual products may offer more security than old-fashioned pads and tampons. That's among the findings of a new study that tested the absorbency levels of a range of period...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- A large clinical trial weighing the medical merits of the obesity drug Wegovy has unearthed a significant positive side effect. Taking the medication cut the risk of serious heart problems by 20%, drug maker Novo Nordisk...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Donnese Tyler's schedule was chock-full. With a husband, two sons, a demanding job in contracts management and a reluctance to say no to anyone, she rarely made time for herself. On an...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- An investigation into a high number of cancers at a Montana nuclear missile base has led to the discovery of unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen. The hundreds of cancer cases appear to be connected to underground launch...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – A variant nicknamed Eris now accounts for the largest proportion of new COVID infections across America. About 17.3% of U.S. COVID cases are believed to have been caused by the variant, formally known as EG.5, in early...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Dennis Deer woke from surgery in utter disbelief that he was breathing normally. He’d been on supplemental oxygen for two years, and “I didn’t know what it was like not to have something on my face,” said Deer, 51, a...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Most people know that even though vaccination doesn't eliminate their risk of getting COVID-19, it does lower their odds for severe illness -- including their risk for hospitalization and death. Now scientists believe they...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- As the United States wrestles with soaring drug overdose deaths, new research finds that nurses, social and behavioral health care workers and health care support workers are at particularly high risk. Compared with employed...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Fatal heart disease in the United States dropped about 4% a year between 1990 and 2019, but Americans need to quit smoking, drinking and overeating or those gains could be wiped out, according to new research. The declining...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Buying back-to-school shoes should be more about the right fit than the right look — but with luck you can combine the two. Shoes play a big part in how kids’ feet function and should be selected with care, say...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Doctors who overprescribe antibiotics are often blamed for medication-resistant illnesses, but new research points to another potential culprit: air pollution. Controlling air pollution could reduce antibiotic resistance,...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Bringing a professional sports team to a new city often includes a big taxpayer-funded stadium subsidy, but new research shows that has a health downside: a spike in flu deaths. “Most, if not all, of the sports venues in...
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Underage drinking is an issue in many U.S. communities, but the number of law enforcement agencies using alcohol-related enforcement strategies has remained low or dropped in the past decade. In a new study, researchers...
A breast cancer diagnosis can be terrifying, but one type of early-stage disease is noninvasive and has high survival odds. There have been an estimated 297,790 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the United States so far this year, the U.S....
A diagnosis of breast cancer comes with many tough questions, but one of the biggest is what stage your cancer is. Millions of women struggle with such questions every year: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, with...
When you’re trying to become pregnant, understanding when in your cycle you’re the most fertile is key to success. Dr. Rebecca Flyckt, medical director of University Hospitals Fertility Center in Beachwood, Ohio, shares what you need to know...