Diseases

7 warning signs of skin cancer that have nothing to do with moles

The most common skin cancers look nothing like the mole you've been told to watch.

Kidney disease can show up in unexpected parts of the body

Fatigue, swelling and changes in urination can be among the body's early signals of kidney problems. Because kidney...

Getting vaccinated against shingles may cut your heart attack risk nearly in half

Two studies now tie the Shingrix vaccine to lower rates of heart attack and stroke.

If you have heart disease, your doctor should now be checking your kidneys too

New European guidelines say every heart patient needs a routine kidney check.

AFib is behind 1 in 7 US strokes, and its symptoms often look like everyday fatigue

The most common serious heart rhythm disorder often feels like ordinary stress or tiredness.

7 warning signs of skin cancer that have nothing to do with moles

The most common skin cancers look nothing like the mole you've been told to watch.

Kidney disease can show up in unexpected parts of the body

Fatigue, swelling and changes in urination can be among the body's early signals of kidney problems. Because kidney...

Getting vaccinated against shingles may cut your heart attack risk nearly in half

Two studies now tie the Shingrix vaccine to lower rates of heart attack and stroke.

If you have heart disease, your doctor should now be checking your kidneys too

New European guidelines say every heart patient needs a routine kidney check.

Ebola has killed more than 1,700 in eastern Congo in fastest-growing outbreak ever

The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has produced 3,802 cases in less than three months.

Researchers identify a possible cause of muscle pain linked to statins

Researchers have investigated why some people experience muscle pain while taking statins.

FDA clears Orzeyful, the first pill built to fix narcolepsy’s brain chemistry gap

Takeda's oveporexton restores the brain signal missing in narcolepsy type 1.

New hope for Céline Dion as researchers test promising treatment

Céline Dion brought attention to the rare disease in 2022. Now, researchers are seeing signs of a possible breakthrough.

Women with type 2 diabetes report worse menopause symptoms, new study finds

Postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes had more, and more severe, symptoms than those without.

Only 1 in 3 US men gets the pre-biopsy prostate MRI that is standard in Europe

A simple scan can cut unnecessary biopsies and catch dangerous tumors earlier. Most American men never receive it.