A Weight Loss of 5 Percent Can Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
She Lost Her Mom to COVID-19, Then Her Dad. Here’s How She’s Coping
High Blood Pressure May Increase Your Risk for AFib
How Hope Affects Your Health and 5 Ways to Build It
Why You Shouldn’t Post a Picture of Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card
Experts say eating a nutrient-rich diet and regular exercise can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Galina Zhigalova/Getty Images
New research shows that a high percentage of newly diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes are linked to obesi…
Tracey Carlos is one of many people who has lost both parents (pictured above) to COVID-19 and is working to cope with overwhelming grief during the pandemic. Photography courtesy of Tracey Carlos
COVID-19 has taken the lives of multip…
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A new genetic analysis provides more evidence that high blood pressure is a leading risk factor for atrial fibrillation.Previous research has shown that the two conditions are linked. Now a new study provides strong…
Research shows that finding hope and optimism can have a positive impact on your mental and physical health. Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images
During times like the pandemic, finding hope can be hard.Having hope and being optimi…
When you get your COVID-19 vaccine, you will get a card with the data and type of vaccine used. Gina Ferazzi/Getty Images
Your vaccine card has sensitive personal information, and pictures of the card that you share online might put yo…
A new urine test is extremely accurate at detecting aggressive prostate cancer. It could help avoid unecessary biopsies.
Three things—obesity, age, and COVID-19 infection—may flag you as a “super-spreader,” someone who can transmit the virus with devastating consequences.
Even if we start to see a decrease in COVID cases, a study of the 1918 influenza pandemic suggests a spike could occur in late 2021 or early 2022.
Breastfeeding women with COVID-19 don’t transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus through their milk, researchers report. They do pass on antibodies, though.
Moderate physical activity improves cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research. It may also protect against dementia.