A study has investigated the link between cognitively stimulating activity and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. The results suggest that participating in activities, such as reading, writing, and...

KRAS was one of the first oncogenes to be identified, a few decades ago. It is among the most common drivers of cancer and its mutations can be detected in around 25 percent of human tumors. The development...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most adolescents and their parents say discussions with their provider about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are important, but such conversations do not occur routinely...

The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted long-term care facilities, resulting in the deaths of 8% of residents nationwide, or 1 in 12 people. As coronavirus case rates decline and health restrictions are...

Pfizer has expanded its voluntary recall of smoking cessation drug varenicline (Chantix) to 12 lots at the consumer level, according to an update posted on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website. On...

The Challenges of the Delta Variant Charles Payne interviews Dr. Marty Makary of Johns Hopkins. Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said coronavirus mask guidance may be “premature”...

A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that disruptions in health care due to the COVID 19 pandemic may increase breast cancer deaths. In March 2020 public health measures...

The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot to be effectively protected against new variants of covid-19 and that the company would apply for Food and...

As of July 13, 2021, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected over 187 million people and caused the...

Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s  Coronavirus Resource Center . It’s been 18 months sine a public health emergency was declared in the United States because...