Specially Coated Implants Better For Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds

Specially coated breast implants can help ward off hard, painful scar tissue in breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new study says.

Less scar tissue forms around silicon breast implants coated with a spongy outer layer of polyurethane, compared to implants without the coating, researchers reported Wednesday at the European Breast Ca...

At-Home Chemotherapy Is Safe, Feasible, Pilot Study Indicates

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy spend hours in hospitals or care centers, biding their time while IVs drip tumor-killing chemicals into their veins.

But that might soon be a thing of the past for some patients, a new Mayo Clinic study says.

Chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients’ homes, saving them a lot of has...

New Cholesterol Guidelines: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical organizations have updated guidelines for managing cholesterol and lipids.

The update is the most comprehensive revision in recent years. These changes have implications for how cardiovascular risk is assessed and when treatment is begun, as ...

What You Do While Sitting Could Predict Dementia Risk

Most health advice says to stand up more, but a groundbreaking study suggests that what you do while sitting down might be just as important for your long-term memory.

Researchers in Sweden, Australia and Brazil found that passive sitting — like zoning out in front of the television — could be a major risk factor for dementia, ...

Healthy Lab Results May Mask Future Risks for Kids with Obesity

For parents of a child with obesity, a normal lab report from the pediatrician may suggest that their weight isn’t yet a problem.

But even if the child’s blood pressure is steady and their sugar levels are fine, those encouraging results — called metabolically healthy obesity or MHO — might be a deceptive snapshot o...

Bees and Hummingbirds May Be Consuming Small Amounts of Alcohol

Bees getting buzzed? It may sound like a joke, but when bees and hummingbirds visit flowers, they're often consuming small amounts of alcohol alongside the yummy nectar.

A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that many flowers have small amounts of alcohol in their nectar.

Researchers tested nectar from 29 pla...

FDA Warns Biotech Firm Over Cancer Drug Claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer.

The agency sent a warning letter Tuesday to ImmunityBio, saying recent statements about its drug Anktiva were misleading.

The concerns involve comments made by its billio...

Two States Sue Cord Blood Company Over Misleading Claims

Two states are suing a major cord blood storage company, claiming it misled parents about the benefits of saving their newborn’s stem cells.

Texas filed a lawsuit last month against Cord Blood Registry (CBR), and Arizona filed a similar case last year. Officials say the company made misleading claims about the usefulness of these cel...

New WHO Guidance Aims To Speed Tuberculosis Testing

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases: Tuberculosis (TB).

On March 24, a day widely recognized as World TB Day 2026, the agency released new guidance supporting simpler tests that can be done near where patients get care, instead of ...

Small Daily Habits Can Add Up To Better Heart Health

Even small improvements to your daily habits – a few minutes more sleep, a couple extra minutes of exercise, a daily side serving of veggies – can lower your risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, a new study says.

People who slept 11 minutes more, performed an extra 4.5 minutes of exercise, and ate an additional quart...

Can You Drink Enough Fluids To Prevent Kidney Stones? Maybe Not, New Study Says

Drinking lots of fluids is recommended for warding off kidney stones, which can cause intense and unbearable pain.

But it’s very difficult – and possibly impossible – for people to down enough fluids to prevent kidney stones, a major new study says.

Patients with kidney stones were able to hydrate more and increase ...

Ultra-Processed Foods Harm Fertility In Both Men And Women, Studies Reveal

Potato chips, snack cakes, frozen pizzas and sugary drinks could be keeping countless couples from starting families, a pair of new studies report.

Ultra-processed junk food harms fertility in both men and women, undermining their odds of conceiving a child, two teams of researchers found.

“Our findings suggest that a diet low ...

Ritalin Might Protect ADHD Kids' Long-Term Mental Health, Study Finds

Ritalin prescribed to children with ADHD might provide mental health benefits that extend far into adulthood, a new study suggests.

Children given methylphenidate — the most-prescribed ADHD med — appear to have a lower risk of serious psychotic disorders as adults, including schizophrenia, according to findings published March ...

Study Reveals How Many Americans Consider Using a Gun

Everyone has fleeting moments of anger, but a chilling new study reveals that for millions of Americans, those impulses involve a specific mental image: Pulling a trigger. 

While most never act on these thoughts, researchers are identifying the thin line between imagining pulling the trigger and a deadly reality — and how to sto...

Massive Study Finds Stress and Grief Don’t Cause Cancer

For years, a belief has circulated in wellness communities and doctors’ offices alike — that intense psychological stress, grief or a negative personality could bring on cancer.

But a massive international study has put that theory to rest, finding that a person’s state of mind has very little to do with the development o...