American runners have never been slower, a new report says — but why? By Amby Burfoot June 3, 2018 at 7:13 a.m. A new report, which calls itself the largest-yet analysis of U.S. road race results, has...
Half a million Medicare recipients were prescribed too many opioids last year By Lenny Bernstein June 3, 2018 at 7:10 a.m. Nearly 70,000 people on Medicare's drug plan received "extreme" amounts of narcotic painkillers in 2016...
Moon bounce injuries are more common than you might think. Here’s how to avoid them. By Elisabeth Leamy June 3, 2018 at 7:39 a.m. There were just 20 minutes left in the party when it happened. My 10-year-old daughter...
First gene therapy — ‘a true living drug’ — on the cusp of FDA approval By Laurie McGinley June 3, 2018 at 7:29 a.m. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Wednesday enthusiastically endorsed a first-of-its-kind cancer treatment that uses...
Now you can have marijuana in your coffee without brewing a whole pot By Maura Judkis June 3, 2018 at 7:29 a.m. Want your morning coffee to come with a little extra buzz? Brewbudz just might do...
For prostate cancer, surgery isn’t necessarily best option, study says By Jeremy Olson June 3, 2018 at 7:11 a.m. The largest and longest trial to compare treatment options for men with prostate cancer has...
Real-time drug tests at music festivals show ‘Molly’ often isn’t ‘Molly’ By Ariana Eunjung Cha June 3, 2018 at 7:50 a.m. Scientists, public health experts and volunteers working with them have started to show up at...
Coffee drinkers live longer and have lower risk of disease, studies find By Bradley J. Fikes June 3, 2018 at 8:11 a.m. Coffee drinkers live longer, according to two large-scale studies released Monday that add to extensive...
Ex-smokers now outnumber smokers, but cessation efforts still face uphill battle By Kay Manning June 3, 2018 at 12:22 p.m. "Her death was senseless. If I could have videotaped her last moments, traveled back in...
Brain-training games don’t work, a study suggests By Jenna Gallegos June 3, 2018 at 8:09 a.m. The first large study to rigorously examine brain-training games using cognitive tests and brain imaging...