A major IV fluid supplier has temporarily lost its North Carolina facility due to severe flooding from Hurricane Helene, and hospitals everywhere are feeling the crunch.
When paternal mitochondria aren’t eliminated as they should be, it can lead to negative health consequences—and new research explains why.
Scientists have discovered over 600 different species of bacteria-hunting viruses living in our common bathroom items, though the microbes pose no harm to people.
A new survey shows that most people would rather try dieting to lose weight than take the latest injectable drugs like Ozempic.
Two common arm positions for getting a blood pressure reading can lead to misdiagnoses of hypertension, new research finds.
New research finds that humankind's once-steady rise in life expectancy is slowing down, raising the question of whether we'll be able to expand our lifespan much further.
A new comprehensive review of the data suggests the "benefits of fluoridating water have declined in recent decades."
Damaged mouse skin looked almost as good as new in less than two weeks, thanks to a protein from a parasitic roundworm.
The 25-year-old woman is still making her own insulin a year after having gotten a transplant of her modified stem cells, scientists say.
Scientists are reporting the first human case of Rickettsia parkeri bacteria in Connecticut and the greater Northeast region.
The Israeli company DairyX and others claim to be on the brink of producing the essential components of dairy without the need for animals.
Researchers have analyzed dozens of videos amassing millions of views on TikTok that feature the trend.
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Cobenfy, a drug from Bristol Myers Squibb—the first truly novel treatment for schizophrenia in decades.
Scientists have found evidence that a simple two-drug combination could prevent a specific type of recurrent pregnancy loss.
New research suggests GLP-1 medications can blunt people's cravings for potentially addictive substances like opioids.
State health officials say the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus is now an imminent public health threat, after the first case and death in New York since 2015.
A new review reveals that one in three kids now has myopia, with various factors contributing to the rise—and covid-19 may be one of them.
In a new study this week, researchers have found evidence that iron deficiency is "a widespread, underrecognized public health problem."
The rate of adult obesity has finally stopped climbing in recent years, new CDC data shows.
Few medications have become as popular and culturally relevant as Ozempic has, but how exactly do it and similar drugs affect our body? And what's left to learn?
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