Kim Mueller, left, administers a test to Alan Sweet, in which he describes an illustration, as part of a University of Wisconsin-Madison study on dementia. The study found that for…
Catherine “Katie” Rosenbaum is seen at a cancer fundraiser by Swim Across America. The Richmond, Va., woman’s endometrial cancer was successfully treated in a research study that found the immunotherapy…
Human T cells belonging to cancer patients arrive at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.’s Morris Plains, N.J., facility. This laboratory is where the T cells of cancer patients are processed and turned…
Uncertainty about Affordable Care Act driving changes
The safe spaces, quiet times and breathing exercises for her and the other preschoolers at the Verner Center for Early Learning are designed to help kids cope with intense stress…
A surgeon performs robotic prostate surgery on a patient in Chicago. According to a new report, long-term results comparing different approaches for men with cancers confined to the prostate show…
A new government report finds opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years overall, but rising in more than 1 in 5 U.S. counties.Associated Press file The amount of…
Journal file Why does it matter? When you create an ideal nighttime routine, it is far more likely that your first step in the morning will lead to a successful…
There are no proven ways to stave off mental decline or dementia, but a new report says there are hints that exercise, controlling blood pressure and some forms of brain…
A microscopic image of a retina shows damage by the so-called “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration. An experimental drug is showing promise against an eye disease that blinds older…
A large government survey suggests the number of U.S. high school and middle school students using electronic cigarettes fell to 2.2 million last year, from 3 million the year before.Associated…
Vivitrol at an addiction treatment center in Joliet, Ill. A new study finds only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having…
U.S. health officials released new estimates showing the previous winter’s flu vaccine was ineffective in protecting older Americans against the illness, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu…
A gun involved in the accidental shooting of a 3-year-old in Jefferson, Ga. Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most…
A drone at a testing site in Lincoln, Neb. An experimental study in Sweden suggests drones equipped with heart defibrillators could help with response times for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Drones…
Obese patients wash their plates after lunch at the Aimin Fat Reduction Hospital in Tianjin, China. The hospital uses a combination of diet, exercise and traditional Chinese acupuncture to treat…
The FDA said it has asked Endo Pharmaceuticals to stop selling its reformulated, extended-release painkiller, Opana ER.Associated Press file The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has asked Endo…
Diana Nyad, left, and Bonnie Stoll intend to travel by foot across America.Courtesy of EverWalk “Sitting has become the new smoking,” she often says, quoting James A. Levine, a Mayo…
The online tool was intended as a quick and easy way for people to regularly report complications rather than trying to call their doctors or waiting until the next appointment.…
She steeled her gaze on the 50-meter mark on the far end of her property line, crouched down in a starting position and took off, clocking in the 50 meters…
Chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. According to new studies released at a June 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology…
Rostislav Sedlacek/iStockphoto Maybe, or just your average Joe and Jane glued to their cellphones and computer monitors in 21st-century Washington or just about anywhere in the world. We’re talking about…
Alzheimer’s deaths in hospitals and nursing homes or other long-term care facilities shrank from more than 80 percent to 60 percent over 15 years.Associated Press file Alzheimer’s deaths in hospitals…
New York celeb fitness guru Taryn Toomey during one of her fitness classes in New York. Toomey says the goal of her workout is to train the mind to create…
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine this medicine cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy, which strengthens the case for more research…
Durango Herald file My personal calorie-burning engine is about average, so although I’d like to say I have higher-minded reasons, truthfully what gets me to the gym most days is…
Durango-based health professionals wrote book on cancer and nutrition
Paul “Rip” Connell, CEO of Private Clinic North, a methadone clinic, shows a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone at the clinic in Rossville, Ga.Associated Press file Health Secretary Tom…
Americans are getting a failing grade in nutrition literacy, according to findings from the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 12th annual Food and Health Survey.Associated Press file Maybe that’s why…
A nurse for eastern Indiana’s Fayette County holds one of the syringes provided to intravenous drug users taking part in the county’s state-approved needle exchange program at the county courthouse…
