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Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
Making Sure You Don't Get RSV This Winter: An Expert Offers Tips
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Many Antibiotics No Longer Work Against Common Childhood Infections
Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many Strains of a Dangerous Foodborne Bacteria Are Now Antibiotic-Resistant
Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer
Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Microplastics You Inhale Are Getting Lodged in Airways
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
Monthly Injections Might Lower Bleeding in People With Hemophilia
More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease
More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
Morning-After Antibiotics May Help Curb STDs
Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Move to 'Green' School Buses Could Boost Kids' Class Attendance
Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial
New Antibiotic Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
New Antibiotic Tackles Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in Trial
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials
New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Form of Levodopa Might Improve Parkinson's Care
New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Injected Drug May Prevent Severe COVID
New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Type of Antibiotic Could Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
NIH Halts Trial of Convalescent Plasma for Mild COVID-19
NIH Starts Trial Looking at Rare Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
Omega-3s May Preserve Lung Health
Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids
Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
Pediatricians' Group Urges That All Infants Get New RSV Shot
People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pfizer Warns of Shortage of Antibiotic Used to Fight Syphilis
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance
Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Help Shield Newborns Receives Full U.S. Approval
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Salt Water Gargling, Nasal Irrigation May Keep COVID From Worsening
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Raynaud's Phenomenon
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies
Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Simple Antibiotic Switch for Pneumonia Patients Could Prevent Hospital Infection
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Wildfires Is Especially Tough If You Have Asthma. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Smoking Tobacco Plus Weed Greatly Raises Odds for Emphysema
Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Statin Could Fight Severe COVID, but Vitamin C Does Not: Study
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
'Superbug' Fungus Spreads Among Vulnerable in Two U.S. Cities
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Taking Antibiotic After Sex Could Slash Your Risk for an STI. Here's What to Know
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
The Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Troubling Signs TB Is Gaining Resistance Against Combo Antibiotics
Two New Studies Point to the Promise of Gene Therapy for High Cholesterol
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
Vitamin K May Kickstart Healthy Lungs
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds