Adult Health

Ultra-processed foods cancer

Eating ultra-processed foods like hot dogs and soda may increase risk of cancer, research shows

How does body weight affect the brain? A study offers new clues

Body weight brain health

Marriage provides health benefits – and here's why

Marriage Health Benefits

Obesity blunts the benefits of vitamin D supplements, research shows

obesity and vitamin D

Will your smartphone be the next doctor's office?

Smartphones Medical Uses

Millennials' risk of fatal stroke could be higher than past generations

Stroke Risk Millennials

Choral singing may help stroke survivors regain their speech, researchers say

Singing therapy

The Paleo diet may help people lose weight, but its long-term effects are unclear

Paleo diet

Trying to eat more heart-healthy foods? Switch to the Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet

Extreme weather is hard on the heart, but the winter is far more dangerous than the summer

Heart Cold Weather

Can cash incentives spur obese people to lose weight? Research is mixed

cash incentive for changed health behavior

Vitamin B12 deficiency is a problem that can have serious consequences – but doctors often overlook it

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Steroid shots offer pain relief from knee arthritis, but they may make the condition worse over time

Knee injections pain relief

Memory loss comes with aging, but there are ways to keep your mind sharp

Healthy brain diet

How to relieve the bloating, indigestion and heartburn caused by your Thanksgiving feast

Thanksgiving Upset Stomach Tips

Elevated levels of 'good' cholesterol may not protect heart health, study finds

Risk factors for heart disease

Common pain relievers like ibuprofen, naproxen may worsen arthritis inflammation, study finds

NSAID Aleve osteoarthritis

Marijuana smokers are twice as likely as cigarette users to develop peraseptal emphysema, chest scans show

Cannabis use and lung disease

Paxlovid may reduce risk of long COVID in some patients, study shows

Paxlovid long covid

A new investigative drug may treat uncontrolled hypertension

Uncontrolled hypertension

Crowded emergency departments can increase patient mortality throughout the hospital, data shows

Emergency Department conditions and inpatient mortality

'Heart healthy' dietary supplements won't help lower cholesterol, more research shows

Dietary supplements heart health

Haven't seen your doctor in a few years? You may need to find a new one

Primary Care Doctor

Marital stress may slow your recovery from a heart attack, study finds

Marital distress and heart attack recovery

Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?

Halloween decorations

Your gas stove may emit cancer-causing benzene into the air – even when its off

Gas Stove Leaks

Say what? Hearing aids available over-the-counter for as low as $199

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Weight loss gadgets provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won't be easy

Health monitoring tech

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