Adult Health

Sources of dietary zinc

What you need to know about taking zinc

Long naps may be bad for your heart, study finds

Napping heart disease

Yoga may help lessen symptoms of atrial fibrillation, like lowering high blood pressure, study says

Yoga atrial fibrillation

Warning signs may appear in the weeks before sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest warning signs

How to soothe acne and breakouts caused by wearing a face mask all day

Face mask on blue background

Discussing risky sex could cut STI rates significantly, new U.S. guidelines say

Counseling for STIs

People with atrial fibrillation are living longer – but early detection still crucial

atrial fibrillation

Dual surgery boosts heart transplant chances for patients with obesity

Obesity heart transplant eligibility

Obesity reduces blood flow to the brain, increasing risk to Alzheimer's disease

Brain Scans Obesity

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Cinnamon supplements may slow advancement of type 2 diabetes

Cinnamon supplement type 2 diabetes

Underlying medical conditions put half of U.S. adults at risk of severe COVID-19

adults covid 19 risk.jpg

Colorectal cancer risk factors increasing among millennials

colorectal cancer risk factors

Stress relief a 'forgotten component' of managing type 2 diabetes

Stress and blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes

Not getting enough REM sleep may shorten your life

REM sleep mortality rate

Lifetime discrimination may increase hypertension risk among Black people, study finds

Discrimination increases hypertension risk

U.S. facing a growing physician shortage and COVID-19 may be making it worse

U.S. physician shortage

Metabolic syndrome increasing among millennials at 'alarming' rate

Signs of Metabolic Syndrome

Younger Americans are having less sex, a result of growing up slower

Sexual Inactivity in Young Americans

Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home yet?

Hotel Safety COVID-19

Americans fear hospital visits amid the COVID-19 crisis. The beach? Not so much

COVID-19 Hospital Fear

Blood pressure spikes during moderate exercise a sign of future health issues

Exercise-induced high blood pressure

Penn researcher's breakthrough enables blind to 'see' letters, shapes

Blind Penn Vision

Coronavirus fears keeping people from Philly-area emergency rooms

Coronavirus ER Visits

As seniors' walking speeds slow, their minds usually do too

decline in cognition and gait speed

Statins can be the difference between life and death – but they remain underused

Statins Side Effects

Infants may hold the key to improving hepatitis C treatment

hepatitis C in infants

Two antiviral drugs fail to meet hopes as COVID-19 treatments

Lopinavir not effective against COVID-19

Obesity a strong predictor of severe COVID-19 cases among younger adults

Coronavirus complications and obesity

A 'motivational' talk with your doctor may reduce your risk of heart disease

Motivational Interviewing by doctors

Penn Medicine is looking for COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma

Penn plasma trial

Immune system's natural aging process explains why COVID-19 is more dangerous for seniors

The natural aging process of our immune system sheds light on why COVID-19 is more dangerous for seniors

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