Body
7 signs your body may be chronically dehydrated, and most people overlook them
That afternoon headache and 3 p.m. slump may not be what you think, and the fix is simpler than most people expect.
Diseases
8 warning signs of a blood clot most people mistake for a sore muscle
An aching calf after a long drive feels like a pulled muscle, but it sometimes signals something far more serious.
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.
Body
7 signs your body may be chronically dehydrated, and most people overlook them
That afternoon headache and 3 p.m. slump may not be what you think, and the fix is simpler than most people expect.
Diseases
8 warning signs of a blood clot most people mistake for a sore muscle
An aching calf after a long drive feels like a pulled muscle, but it sometimes signals something far more serious.
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.
Inside the bat cave where scientists watched Marburg virus prepare to jump to humans
Cameras set up for four months at the entrance captured scenes researchers say change how to think about where the next outbreak begins.
Dementia cases are set to more than double by 2050, and nearly half may be preventable
A global study has just mapped the yearly climb, and separate evidence hints at how much of it we could hold back.
New diabetes treatment frees 10 of 12 patients from insulin
An early-phase trial points to a very different future for a disease that today still means lifelong insulin.
Study finds 86% higher stroke risk in people with lower cognitive scores
A test most of us connect with memory and aging turned up a second signal in a new Swedish study of nearly 5,000 older adults.
Women get erections during sleep too, and it may be an early heart warning
What happens in the clitoris during sleep mirrors the male body, and researchers are starting to ask what the signal reveals.
What just a few days of vaping can do to the deepest tissue in your lungs
And what the researchers saw after the vapor stopped was the more worrying part.