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Celebrating the Sacrifice and Skill of Good Old Country Doctors Mar. 10, 2023
For people living in rural America, finding a family doctor or adequate health care services has nev... Read More
It Seems Anti-aging Efforts Are Taking on a New Life Mar. 03, 2023
As if we needed more proof of the adage, "You are what you eat," a study recently published in Natur... Read More
At-home Flu Tests Mar. 01, 2023
By now, many (perhaps most) Americans have used and become comfortable with the idea of at-home test... Read More
Losing Sleep Over Glaucoma Feb. 22, 2023
When glaucoma is undetected and untreated, it can lead to blindness from the progressive loss of ret... Read More
When Did Respecting Your Elders Become Passe? Feb. 10, 2023
It should surprise no one that advancing technology and advancing age don't exactly go hand in glove... Read More
Alcohol and Cancer Feb. 08, 2023
Now that Dry January is over, most participants who were "sober-curious" have resumed their familiar... Read More
Weight Loss Via Medication May Not Be Healthy Feb. 05, 2023
Dear Annie: My sister, "Claire," is getting married this summer and has lost weight by getting injec... Read More
Seeing Dog Days Ahead for Science Feb. 03, 2023
American humorist Dave Barry once observed that "you can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog... Read More
Drug Price Cap, but Not Hospital or Doctor Bills Feb. 01, 2023
More than 63 million Americans are covered by Medicare. Here's the good news: By 2025, they'll pay n... Read More
The 'M' in MD Doesn't Mean 'Man' Jan. 25, 2023
A recent study found that women physicians were more than twice as likely as their male colleagues t... Read More
The Scoop on Scoping Jan. 18, 2023
The first randomized trial of colonoscopy screening is out and, well, it's a complicated picture. Th... Read More
Windows to the Heart Jan. 11, 2023
Using artificial intelligence tools, researchers studied retinal scans of 88,000 participants in a s... Read More
TB Effects TBD Dec. 28, 2022
This is one of those silver lining sorts of things: The COVID pandemic appears to have at least temp... Read More
Noncommunicable Diseases Communicated Dec. 21, 2022
We tend to pay more attention to contagious diseases like COVID, tuberculosis and AIDS, which infect... Read More
Fatherhood Changes Men's Brains Dec. 14, 2022
Various studies have shown that the brains of women who become biological mothers change: Structures... Read More
Amen to Good Heart Health Dec. 07, 2022
A new study suggests that participating in religious activities, from church services to private pra... Read More
Food Without the Stuffing Dec. 02, 2022
With Thanksgiving behind us and the remainder of the holiday season quickly approaching, it seems li... Read More
C as in Checkup Nov. 30, 2022
Hepatitis C can be a devastating disease, leading to liver failure, cancer and death, if untreated. ... Read More
Lowered Expectations Nov. 23, 2022
Compared to people in other middle- and high-income countries, Americans die young — and somet... Read More
