It’s no secret that a healthy diet can shield you against a whole host of health problems, ranging from high cholesterol to diabetes. While the autumnal season replaces summer and its fresh menu of tomatoes, cucumbers and watermelon, there are…

Chris Evans' colleague Rachel Horne on undergoing surgery for skin cancer An NHS doctor is warning Brits to check for signs of cancer, with cases in one type soaring. Dr Dan Mullarkey, the Medical Director of Skin Analytics, warned the…

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But Black hair stylists say such…

Community oncologists across the United States are concerned about a recent lawsuit in Philadelphia between the Jefferson Health hospital system and the largest independent oncology and hematology practice in southeastern Pennsylvania, Alliance Cancer Specialists. The outcome, some community oncologists say,…

TOPLINE: New research suggests terminating metformin may raise the risk for dementia in older adults with type 2 diabetes, providing more evidence of metformin’s potential neuroprotective effects. METHODOLOGY: Researchers evaluated the association between discontinuing metformin for reasons unrelated to kidney…

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Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with counterparts from Columbia University, have developed a new framework to measure metabolic health. The concept of “metabolic elasticity” paints a more comprehensive picture of how the body reacts to changes in the…

The rate of opioid use among pregnant women in the United States quadrupled between 1999 and 2014 and continues to rise—an alarming trend that researchers from the University of Missouri and University of Iowa say has exposed the stigma felt…