Two major chronic lung diseases — asthma and COPD — kill nearly 4 million people worldwide annually, a new report finds. The study calculates that 3.2...
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and healthcare providers not to use any liquid drug or dietary supplements due to potential contamination. The drug...
Two patients at the DENT Neurologic Institute near Buffalo, N.Y., will be the first in the nation to receive the newest drug to treat ALS in...
Rheumatoid arthritis, a painful disease in which a person’s immune system attacks the joints, appears to be more common among people in certain types of jobs,...
Researchers have successfully used the gene-editing technique CRISPR to correct the gene responsible for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a human embryo. The first gene editing of a...
The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers suggest. Writing in Lancet Global Health, they predict...
You might want to start swapping the all-nighters for Ovaltine – a study has found adults who have poor sleep patterns are more likely to be overweight and...
Prescribing generic drugs for seniors’ eye problems could save the U.S. government hundreds of millions of dollars a year, a new study suggests. Conditions like glaucoma...
A new study suggests e-cigarettes are effective as an aid to quit smoking and are linked to an increase in smoking cessation rates. The study, published...
A new study has found something remarkable: The activation of a particular type of immune cell in the brain can, on its own, lead to obesity...
People who drink three to four times a week are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who never drink, Danish researchers suggest. Wine...