Kavanaugh allegations renew debate over alcohol’s effect on memory — especially in teens By Aneri Pattani December 12, 2018 at 5:38 p.m. Allegations that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when the...
‘Game-changing’ technique to create babies from regular cells just stepped forward By Washington Post December 12, 2018 at 5:16 p.m. Scientists in Japan made progress recently in the quest to combat infertility, creating the precursor...
Is ‘precision medicine’ the answer to cancer? Not precisely By Liz Szabo September 19, 2018 at 10:43 a.m. Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in "precision medicine"...
Injected drug may be new weapon against gout By HealthDay December 12, 2018 at 5:05 p.m. A new approach to preventing gout attacks looks promising for people not already helped by...
Flu protection without an injection? A prototype of how to fight the next pandemic By Washington Post December 12, 2018 at 5:04 p.m. When the next deadly pandemic flu hits, the first challenge will be to develop a...
Discreetly tracking down sex partners to stop a surge in STDs By Kristian Foden-Vencil December 12, 2018 at 5:16 p.m. The U.S. is in the middle of a steep and sustained increase in sexually transmitted...
Obesity continues to worsen in the U.S., no states report a decline By Associated Press September 14, 2018 at 11:19 a.m. American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the 2018 State of...
As population ages, more than 9 million people will die of cancer this year, report says By Associated Press December 12, 2018 at 4:37 p.m. The World Health Organization's cancer research arm estimated in a report released Wednesday that there...
‘Deaths of despair’ may have helped fuel Trump’s victory: Study By HealthDay December 12, 2018 at 4:06 p.m. U.S. voters’ despair over poor health and premature deaths might have tipped the 2016 presidential...
New advice on kids’ concussions calls for better tracking By Associated Press December 12, 2018 at 4:01 p.m. New children's concussion guidelines from the U.S. government recommend against routine X-rays and blood tests...