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Even if you don’t wear a smartwatch or fitness band to track your heart rate, you can often sense your pulse fluctuating throughout the day....

New year, new you? Forget the mindset that January 1 is the only time to restart your commitment to being active. Don’t wait. Begin today, r...

Throughout my medical career, I’ve heard statements like these:Early detection offers the best chance of cure.If you wait for symptoms, yo...

Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection known for its characteristic painful, burning, or itchy rash. This rash appears along a par...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published new dietary guidelines to help Americans get and stay healthier across all...

The last few months of any year, with deadlines and holidays, often create a harried pace. The beginning of a new year can give you a chance...

If you need surgery, it should reassure you to know that researchers have been studying factors that predict surgical success or failure for...

Researchers from Maryland and Michigan recently published an article showing that six years prior to their diagnosis, individuals developing...

Personal use of hair dyes is very common, with estimates that 50% or more of women and 10% of men over age 40 color their hair. However, wit...

Breast cancer screening with mammography or other tools (such as MRI) has increased the rates of diagnosis of very early breast cancers know...

If we only paid attention to ads, it might seem as though alcohol — a beer or glass of wine, a shot of fiery liquor or sophisticated cocktai...

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in our daily lives. Regardless of who you are, your life has been impacted in...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. There is compelling evidence that screening to det...

In 2020, the terrible toll of the COVID-19 pandemic largely overshadowed the affliction that remains the leading cause of death in this coun...

Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) seem to be all the rage these days, promising relief from a wide range of maladies, from insomnia and...

Now that COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out, pregnant and breastfeeding people have many questions around risks and benefits. At first, many...

To many people, gout seems like a disease of the past. Cartoons from 200 years ago depicted it as a condition afflicting the wealthy (“the d...

Falls rank among the top causes of death and injuries among the elderly, and the risk increases significantly in older people being treated...

LGBTQ+ people are often considered a cohesive group, but sexual orientation and gender identity are different. Sexual orientation describes...

Early in the pandemic, epidemiologists made a striking observation. Compared to the general population, people with cardiovascular disease (...

After everything that’s happened in 2020, setting goals seems like a big ask. Resolutions inherently mean discomfort and require resolve, an...

While many people might be taking a pass on formal New Year’s resolutions this year, others may mark a fresh start this month by resolving t...

Our emerging understanding of the role of inflammation in major chronic diseases has brought much attention to the effect of diet on the inf...

One of the best moves you can make for your health is to get moving. “Walking is man’s best medicine” is a well-known quote from Hippocrates...

It is estimated that 164 million Americans — half of our population — play video games, also known as gaming. Contrary to popular belief, it...