Beta blockers: Why are celebrities name-checking this drug?

German doctors are increasingly prescribing smartphone health apps alongside pills and therapy to patients, marking a growing trend towards digital health care.

Gooder Foods, Inc. is recalling eight lots of its boxed mac and cheese products because they may contain undeclared allergens, federal officials said.

A new study illuminates how some areas of the country have been hit much harder than others by the fentanyl epidemic, which took more than 70,800 lives in 2022 alone.

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by developing a mathematical model that recreates the muscle movements of the esophagus that occur during swallowing. The model, reported in Royal Society Open Science, also replicates muscle dynamics seen in various esophageal motility disorders, revealing insights into their underlying causes and opening up new avenues for treatment.

Federal health officials are reviewing safety data on COVID vaccines in pregnant women and children, and may also reconsider recommendations for older adults.

New findings from researchers at UC Irvine show how a simple dietary change that increases fiber intake can reshape gut bacteria to prevent sugar from damaging the liver and causing disease.

Lifetime significant experiences, in particular the social ones, are the fabric of our identity. But what about their impact on our health? Hardships of childhood, access to education quality and social networks, exposure to violence, and many other social domains may slowly accumulate over time and decades later may shape how the brain grows, connects, and copes.

"Be kind to yourself" is a piece of advice that's often given to people during difficult times or moments of stress. But for someone who is driven, a perfectionist or facing pressure, the idea of self-compassion can feel uncomfortable. To them, kindness might feel like letting themselves off the hook.

The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to action. But what is it a call for? Is the baby hungry? In pain? Lonely? Or simply uncomfortable?

Delayed marriage significantly reduces the risk of obesity among urban women in Pakistan, new research has shown.

If young teens use social media to learn about sexual health, it is better if they use sites like YouTube rather than ones like Snapchat, a new study shows.

In a new position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) identifies core clinical topics of importance to internal medicine physicians, sets a framework for identifying a streamlined set of core performance measures, and calls for the use of high-quality, evidence-based performance measures to be used nationally across all payers and systems. This is significant because many performance measures currently used are not based on high certainty evidence and are burdensome, with low or no value to patient care.

On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation's attention was riveted by the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. At nearly the exact same time, a state away—in Colorado—an active shooting was underway on a high school campus in a sleepy mountain town, leaving two teens in critical condition and the shooter, a fellow student, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified early signals from the immune system that could help predict which cancer patients are most likely to develop harmful side effects from immunotherapy. The findings, published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, offer a path toward tests to help doctors tailor care for at-risk patients.

More than 100,000 Paris Hilton-branded mini fridges are being recalled because of a risk of fire and burns, federal safety officials announced.

If there's one thing that's crystal clear about Alzheimer's disease, it's this: It eats away at neurons and the links between them, ultimately destroying the neural networks that underlie our memories.

Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) have completed a review study that highlights the health benefits of kimchi, a Korean food that has been gaining global popularity in recent years.

A medical artificial intelligence (AI) technique now enables the precise and high-quality reconstruction of MRI images even from incomplete scan data. This innovative approach not only shortens reconstruction times compared to existing methods but also offers greater ease of use for medical professionals, promising to improve diagnostic accuracy in clinical settings.