Heart and vascular disease are the leading cause of death in the United States, but it disproportionately impacts Black people more than others. LEX 18's Christiana Ford reports. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YPC0C8
The emerging medical consensus is likely to come as a downer for drinkers
Multiple retailers recalled products this week that should have consumers checking their pantries and freezers for the items affected. When a company issues a recall, it's purpose is to protect its consumers and reduce the company's risk. Companies will issue a voluntary recall to have customers return the products affected and receive a full refund, even if the product has been opened.
Using Ozempic for weight loss could lead to sagging of the skin, especially in the face, known as "Ozempic face." Here's why it happens and how to fix it.
When his team doctor called about an abnormal test result, Torstein Træen could not believe what was happening – but it would turn out to be a potentially life-saving red flag
The price of insulin is dropping, but the biggest cost of diabetes is really in the supplies. Here's how much they cost and how to get help paying.
A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick. The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer. In its yearlong study of almost 900,000 service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2017, the Pentagon found that air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and a 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer, while men had a 16% higher rate of prostate cancer and women a 16% higher rate of breast cancer.
In order to move through a world where the coronavirus is endemic, we need a reliable way to assess our individual level of immunity. Here's how we can.
On the third anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, public health experts can point to clear instances where the United States succeeded in beating back the virus and others where it didn't. Public health experts said that while the U.S. government and federal health agencies succeeded in many aspects -- including the rollout of vaccines and at-home tests -- there are also lessons to be learned from mixed messaging. "I think it's important to remember that we lost millions and millions of lives and that we don't forget all the things we've learned," Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, a professor of medicine and the head of infection control for Mayo Clinic, told ABC News.
Americans infected with the coronavirus's omicron variant are less likely to develop symptoms typical of long covid than those who had covid-19 earlier in the pandemic, according to the largest-ever study of who is most vulnerable to being sickened - or debilitated - by the virus's lingering effects. The analysis of nearly 5 million U.S. patients who had covid, a study based on a collaboration between The Washington Post and research partners, shows that 1 in 16 people with omicron received medi
After learning her mother’s diagnosis, Nolton scheduled a mammogram and was told she also had breast cancer.
"Let’s not worry too much about 'all that' because I’m fine," the Jurassic Park actor told his followers on Instagram Saturday, referring to his cancer
Vail resident Naomi James was born with multiple heart defects and had two open heart surgeries by the age of 27.
Early satiety is when you feel full shortly after eating only a small amount of food. People with early satiety are often unable to eat a full meal. Gastroparesis is a common cause of early satiety, a condition in which there is a delayed emptying of the stomach.
Jurassic Park icon Sam Neill is addressing the fans after his cancer diagnosis was made known.
A new report shows colon cancer is shifting to younger adults. How can you be prepared?
The woman showed undetectable HIV levels for more than 18 months after she stopped taking her HIV medication, researchers said in a report.
A new study out of the Pentagon found that military pilots have high rates of cancer — and ground crews that fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft also demonstrated signs of sickness as well.
A hepatitis A outbreak may be linked to certain brands of frozen organic strawberries that are sold nationwide at retailers including Trader Joe's and Costco, according to the U.S. Federal Drug Administration, which announced a recall of the products this week. Five people have been sickened with confirmed or probable cases, including two hospitalized, in the outbreak, the FDA said Friday. In all cases, people reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention having eaten frozen organic strawberries that were ultimately determined to have been imported from farms in Baja California, Mexico, last year, and sold to a variety of retailers under multiple brand names.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. It's caused by the bite of a black-legged tick carrying the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Classic Lyme disease symptoms include a distinctive skin rash at the tick bite site, fever, headache, and unusual tiredness.
The Jurassic Park actor first experienced symptoms in March 2022
