SUNDAY, May 18, 2025 — As swimming season heats up, you might notice your fingers wrinkle after spending time in the water — turns out, those wrinkles are the same with every dip you take. And that, researchers from Binghamton...

SATURDAY, May 17, 2025 — When a chimp pounds rhythmically on a towering tree root deep in the jungle, it may be doing more than just making noise. A new study suggests that drumming could be one of the earliest forms of communication shared...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 -- The first in vitro diagnostic device that uses blood samples to detect Alzheimer disease has been granted marketing clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The deal could be worth up to $2.2 billion for...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. The report — released by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures — found arsenic in 100% of rice...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — A baby born with a rare and deadly genetic disease is the world's first known patient to receive an experimental gene editing treatment designed just for him. KJ Muldoon from Clifton Heights, Pa., is thriving after the...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America’s rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay. House Republicans have proposed an $880 billion reduction in Medicaid...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Transmasculine and gender diverse people who use testosterone are not at an increased risk for cervical, ovarian or other gynecological cancers, a new study says. The results show that hormone therapy can safely be used...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — People who develop type 1 diabetes in adulthood have a higher risk of heart disease and death, a new study says. However, these patients can improve their odds through healthy lifestyle habits, researchers reported May...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater weeks before a notorious Texas outbreak of the highly infectious disease started in January, a new study says. Wastewater samples collected Jan. 7 contained genetic evidence...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Barbie’s arched feet became something of a statement on female empowerment in her 2023 movie. Her feet initially remained arched even when she stepped out of high heels, but to Barbie's horror fell flat as she...

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Low-income Medicare beneficiaries are more likely to die if they lose access to crucial medication coverage, a new study says. More than 14 million poor Medicare beneficiaries receive the Medicare Part D Low-Income...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration have begun to comprehensively review the nutritional value of infant formula, a program the agencies have dubbed Operation Stork...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily halted the import of live cattle, horses and bison from Mexico. The move aims to stop the spread of New World screwworm, a dangerous flesh-eating parasite...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental cancer treatment. Natalie Phelps, 43, was accepted into an immunotherapy study at the National Institutes...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. surgeon general has raised eyebrows for promoting the use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, in a 2024 book and her personal newsletter. His choice for the post is...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — There’s no link between the COVID-19 vaccine and miscarriage, a new study says. COVID poses significant risks to pregnant women, including preterm birth, maternal death and need for ICU care for either mother or...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — A person’s smartphone can show how well they’ll recover from a broken leg or hip, a new study says. Smartphone data showing a person’s mobility prior to their injury provides a clear window into...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — Men in “watchful waiting” mode for their low-risk prostate cancer are staying healthier longer thanks to advanced imaging and treatments designed to keep their tumor at bay, a new study says. Advanced MRI...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — “Broken heart syndrome” sounds like a romantic, fairy-tale notion — the idea that suffering a devastating loss that can cause one’s heart to wither. But this syndrome, formally known as...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — The 2023 approval of the first drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease came with no small amount of concern from skeptics. Lecanemab (Leqembi) modestly slows Alzheimer’s by helping the...

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — A temporary “mini-stroke” can have a lasting effect on the victim’s life for as much as a year, a new study says. Prolonged fatigue is common in people who’ve suffered a transient ischemic...

WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 -- Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to provisional data released today from the National Center for Health Statistics. According to the new data, drug overdose deaths in the United...

WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under fire after posting photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a long-polluted creek. The water at Rock Creek Park in Washington...

WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 — Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum will miss the rest of the season after tearing his Achilles tendon. The team announced Tuesday that Tatum had surgery to repair the injury. Tatum, 27, was hurt in the fourth...