The data on the health effects from smoking cigarettes has been clear for decades. Today, tobacco use causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year in the U.S. While many of these deaths are cancer-related, ...

New research suggests that active cannabis users face a sixfold higher risk of heart attack, along with an increased likelihood of death from cardiovascular disease and stroke, compared to those ...

Biomedical engineer Joshua Doloff uses federal funding to pioneer immunotherapies that could free diabetes patients from insulin dependence ...

With less than a week before the arrival of spring, allergy sufferers are bracing for the season, which will be especially bad in 20 U.S. cities, according to an Asthma and Allergy Foundation of ...

Fitbit's latest sleep-tracking feature is here, and it aims to help you saw logs with all the proficiency of a lumberjack.

Dr. Michael Glazier warned the US measles outbreak is a 'ticking time bomb' as he tells parents the consequences could be devastating and explains the symptoms to look for in children ...

On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic after more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries were reported - as well as more than 4,200 deaths. By the time the ...

The president of Boston Children's Hospital said cuts affecting the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration have begun to halt the ...

As measles outbreaks spread across the United States, you may be wondering whether you’re at risk in California. As of Thursday, March 13, more than 300 cases of measles had been reported in the ...

Pathologists now point to Chicago's case as an example of what happens when those at risk actually get vaccines.

Many cases of colon cancer go undetected until it's too late, but screening is a powerful way of reducing risk.

Hartford HealthCare was a major factor in serving state residents while the pandemic raged, evolving as knowledge of the Covid-19 virus expanded ...