Health

A preventive cardiology dietitian and a doctor specializing in women's health weigh in on the benefits of, and hype around magnesium supplements for health.

Water is "intrinsically aversive" to bed bugs, a recent study has found.

New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.

From better fitness to lower blood pressure, via less risk of dementia, taking your daily stroll this way has a host of benefits...

The Johns Hopkins professor recommends some tips you may know—and a few that might surprise you—to keep your brain firing on all cylinders.

As the number of cases grows to about 1,000 in the Carolinas, health care workers who’ve never seen the vaccine-preventable disease can get caught by surprise.

As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

A comprehensive Swedish study followed 427 people throughout their lives to determine when peak performance… peaks, and how dramatically it falls. The longit...

Revenge bedtime procrastination is a phenomenon in which individuals deliberately delay sleep to engage in activities they feel they do not have time for during the day.

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

The U.S. is seeing nearly 1,000 cases of measles in the first two months of 2026, a record surge that has alarmed health care providers.

The country is facing a coming wave of dementia for its ageing population, and is investing in research into drugs, diagnostics and even surgery to prepare itself.

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“My anxiety comes and goes, but I know how to deal with it better," a patient says. "All that work I’ve done has helped me get to this point."

When it comes to infectious diseases, measles is “the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said. Here are other vaccine-preventable diseases that may come back.

A drug used for high blood pressure, known as rilmenidine, may also be effective in slowing the aging process, even in older animals.

A BMJ study links a higher intake of certain food preservatives to a modestly higher cancer risk. Experts say it’s an association, not a causation.

If you have bumpy skin on your arms that doesn’t seem to go away, it could be keratosis pilaris. We asked an expert for advice on the best body products to treat it.

Successful root canal treatment may help lower inflammation associated with heart disease and improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Spending extra time on the toilet scrolling through a smartphone may carry unintended health consequences.