They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

World renowned cancer experts are raising the alarm about the often 'overlooked' food that is a prime cause of cancer in ...

A new study found that emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to cannabis use among older adults has skyrocketed since the early 2000s.

Medical News Today looks at four recent studies to examine which aspects of health and behavior can influence a person's risk of developing dementia, including sleep, vaccines, and cholesterol levels ...

New Mexico Department of Public Health records revealed findings of dead rodents and rodent nests throughout eight detached outbuildings on late actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than ...

Using technology may be linked with a lower risk of developing cognitive decline later in life, a new study has found.

Numerous studies over several decades have found significant sex differences in the development of cardiovascular disease, including the prevalence and ...

HealthDay News — Seventeen modifiable risk factors are shared by stroke, dementia, and late-life depression, according to a review published online April 3 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & ...

Looking for ways to keep the brain healthy in later life? A new study has identified 17 risk factors tied to three ...

Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are musculoskeletal injuries, ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for ...