Prostate cancer symptoms don’t usually appear until the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on the tube which carries urine from the bladder out of the penis, known as the urethra. There...

Can a high-tech headband really help you beat the heat – or are these other products a cooler option to tackle this week’s heatwave? As much as we might welcome the hotter weather forecast for...

Immunization programs offered in low- and middle-income countries provide a high “return on investment” in terms of the economic costs of diseases that are prevented and the values of lives...

Health care costs for recovering COVID-19 patients with lingering symptoms could cost the US $50BILLION within a year Many coronavirus patients are reporting that their symptoms – like shortness...

(HealthDay)—Obesity is associated with an increased risk for intubation or death among hospitalized adults with COVID-19, with the association observed in adults younger than 65 years but not in older...

High blood pressure can seem lower down on your list of health priorities because it does not produce any symptoms. It is therefore tempting to downplay its significance. Such complacency could be life-threatening,...

Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits extending to their communities,...

New research has found a novel cell that can act as a warning sign of a rheumatoid arthritis flare-up. Scientists have identified a previously unknown cell that is present in significant quantities in...

One of the immune system’s oldest branches, called complement, may be influencing the severity of COVID-19 disease, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical...

The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the illness continuing its march, after Australia’s second-largest city imposed a curfew to halt the spread. Six...