Body

A routine CT scan may already carry a years-early warning for pancreatic cancer

One of the deadliest cancers may leave a quiet signal in imaging many of us already have on file.

How you drink your daily tea may decide whether it helps or hurts your heart

The same daily brew can tip either way, and one habit at the kitchen counter is what decides it.

Ten minutes of brain ultrasound eased delusions in a small schizophrenia trial

Researchers in New York aimed sound waves at a deep brain circuit and watched something shift that pills often cannot touch.

One antibiotic pill after sex is linked to steep drops in two of the most common STIs

A new Australian analysis of 78,000 gay and bisexual men hints at one of the most promising shifts in sexual health prevention in years.

8 warning signs of ovarian cancer most women mistake for something else

The earliest clues often look like a cranky stomach or a bladder having a bad week, which is exactly how they slip past women and their doctors.

A routine CT scan may already carry a years-early warning for pancreatic cancer

One of the deadliest cancers may leave a quiet signal in imaging many of us already have on file.

How you drink your daily tea may decide whether it helps or hurts your heart

The same daily brew can tip either way, and one habit at the kitchen counter is what decides it.

Ten minutes of brain ultrasound eased delusions in a small schizophrenia trial

Researchers in New York aimed sound waves at a deep brain circuit and watched something shift that pills often cannot touch.

One antibiotic pill after sex is linked to steep drops in two of the most common STIs

A new Australian analysis of 78,000 gay and bisexual men hints at one of the most promising shifts in sexual health prevention in years.

FDA approves a drug that lets cancer patients skip chemotherapy entirely

The treatment only works for a small subgroup of patients, and whether you qualify comes down to one specific tumor test.

Adults with ADHD face a 70% higher early death risk, and treatment may lower it

A new analysis followed nearly 16 million people for as long as two decades, and the gap it uncovered surprised researchers.

The first herpes drug with a new way of fighting the virus in nearly 30 years just got FDA approval

The drug attacks the virus in a place that standard pills like acyclovir never touch.

A tool added to your doctor’s software may lower your fall risk after 65

The change happens in the background during your usual annual visit, with no extra appointment on your calendar.

New weekly insulin approved: People with type 2 diabetes could go from 365 injections a year to 52

A once-a-day habit many Americans have followed for years may soon shrink to a single shot a week.

9 foods and drinks that could be quietly triggering your gout flares

Gout runs on uric acid, and the biggest triggers hide in plain sight on your plate and in your glass.