Vitamins and Supplements

7 warning signs your vitamin D may be dropping as the days get shorter

The body makes most of its supply from the sun, and once October ends the pipeline largely shuts down across much of the country.

Taking melatonin every night for a year: a large study flags a serious heart signal

The bedtime supplement millions reach for is looking less harmless when the habit stretches past twelve months.

7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner

Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.

A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access

The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.

Daily vitamin C cut deaths nearly in half in a randomized blood cancer trial

Researchers tested a cheap, everyday vitamin in people with a quiet blood disorder, and the survival numbers caught them off guard.

7 warning signs your vitamin D may be dropping as the days get shorter

The body makes most of its supply from the sun, and once October ends the pipeline largely shuts down across much of the country.

Taking melatonin every night for a year: a large study flags a serious heart signal

The bedtime supplement millions reach for is looking less harmless when the habit stretches past twelve months.

7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner

Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.

A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access

The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.

Want to maintain muscle strength as you age? New study points to creatine

Maintaining muscle strength becomes more difficult with age. A small study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition suggests that...

Do fish oil supplements actually work? Here’s what the evidence says

People who eat oily fish twice a week live longer. The capsules do not clearly follow.

New treatment could make minerals in whole grains easier to absorb

A new Swedish method aims to make it easier for the body to absorb nutrients from whole grains.

The daily amount of cranberry extract that may actually protect your bladder from UTIs

Most cranberry products fall short of the dose the research points to.

Check your cabinet: FDA found a banned pesticide in diet pill

If you have the product at home, stop taking it immediately and do not throw it away.

Doctors release their own fall vaccine guidelines – here is who needs what

Major medical groups filled a federal gap with new flu, COVID and RSV guidance for fall.