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Cervical cancer is almost fully preventable, yet two in three women have never been screened
A simple test can spot warning signs years before cancer appears, so why do so many women never get one?
Diseases
One in five babies missed their first measles shot, and cases climbed 40%
The vaccination slide hit four continents at once, and the US is now feeling it harder than in decades.
Diseases
Eli Lilly’s next shot after Ozempic hit about 60 pounds in people with diabetes
The new Eli Lilly drug just posted its biggest numbers yet, and some doctors are already comparing the results to the operating room.
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8 early warning signs of prediabetes most people write off as normal aging
They feel like getting older or just being tired, but your body may be sounding an alarm you can still turn off.
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A new clue to why some babies arrive too early has been found in the immune system
Scientists tracking thousands of pregnant women found something in the blood weeks before anything else looked out of place.
Diseases
Cervical cancer is almost fully preventable, yet two in three women have never been screened
A simple test can spot warning signs years before cancer appears, so why do so many women never get one?
Diseases
One in five babies missed their first measles shot, and cases climbed 40%
The vaccination slide hit four continents at once, and the US is now feeling it harder than in decades.
Diseases
Eli Lilly’s next shot after Ozempic hit about 60 pounds in people with diabetes
The new Eli Lilly drug just posted its biggest numbers yet, and some doctors are already comparing the results to the operating room.
Diseases
8 early warning signs of prediabetes most people write off as normal aging
They feel like getting older or just being tired, but your body may be sounding an alarm you can still turn off.
Adult ADHD may matter more for how your brain ages than anyone realized
A huge NIH analysis of more than 187,000 adults put a number on it, and the signal held up in genetic data too.
Under 4 hours a week of helping others may delay Alzheimer’s by nearly 2 years in high-risk group
Few things are known to slow the decline tied to this gene, and 22 years of U.S. data just added a free, everyday one.
Ebola has hit four European countries: Here are the risks
Four imported cases, four countries, and a single pattern across every one of them tells you what to make of the news.
Pregnancy actually rewires your brain, and some of it sticks around for years
The old "mommy brain" story is getting a serious reality check from scans that tracked women from before pregnancy through motherhood.
12 Heart Attack Signals That Often Get Mistaken for Something Minor
Chest pain is only the start, these are the twelve warning signs cardiologists and federal health authorities say should trigger an immediate 911 call.
12 Routine Daily Habits That Add Up to Serious Heart Disease Risk
From the cigarette after dinner to the eight hours in a desk chair, these are the twelve everyday behaviors that the American Heart Association and the NHLBI link to the biggest preventable share of US heart disease.