It’s never too late to stop smoking
You're never too old to reap the health benefits of quitting smoking, a new study finds. "Even participants who quit smoking as recently as in their 60s were 23 percent...
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Opioid overdoses among kids, teens have nearly tripled in recent years
The number of young children and teens hospitalized for overdosing on opioid painkillers has spiked nearly threefold in recent years, a new study finds. Among children under 10, most of...
New biologic drug tackles hard-to-control asthma
A new injectable drug reduces flare-ups in patients with severe asthma that is not controlled by steroid inhalers alone, two new trials show. The drug, benralizumab, is a biologic that...
Use of cancer-linked device for hysterectomies declines after FDA warning
The use of power morcellators — cutting tools used in minimally invasive gynecological procedures — has dropped significantly for hysterectomies since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned against their...
Early prostate cancer diagnoses on the decline
Diagnoses of early prostate cancer continue to decline in the United States, following the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against routine screening for the disease, researchers report. The screening...
Paying smokers to quit may pay off, study finds
Money may help some smokers stub out their cigarettes for good, a new study suggests. Among hundreds of poor smokers, continued payments helped more than one-third kick the habit long...
Northwestern study — criticized by the American Cancer Society — finds spike in advanced prostate cancer cases
Editor's note: This story and its headline have been updated to include reaction from the American Cancer Society, which questioned the study's methodology and findings. New cases of advanced prostate...
Long-term pot use tied to gum disease
Smoking marijuana for decades may result in gum disease and potential tooth loss, a new study indicates. In an analysis of about 1,000 people who used pot and/or tobacco in...
Could potatoes be bad for blood pressure?
Potatoes are a popular staple of the American diet, but eating too many — whether boiled, baked, mashed or fried — may raise the risk for high blood pressure, a...
Caffeine intake – even by dads – linked to miscarriage
A couple's risk of miscarriage may rise when the woman or man consumes more than two caffeinated drinks a day in the weeks leading up to conception, a new study...