Study suggests radiation therapy benefits misjudged when clinical factors alone guide breast cancer treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) top vaccine official is stepping down after just three months in a role that upset drug companies, patient groups and some political leaders.

Generative artificial intelligence could take years off the time between identifying public health risks and launching impactful mass media campaigns.

Police officers and staff in England and Wales are frustrated with their uniforms, which they say are unfit for purpose, restrictive and contribute to major health issues.

The immune system is a major determinant of how patients respond to standard treatments for ovarian cancer, the leading cause of death from gynecological malignancies. But little was known about how the immune landscape of tumors changes when patients relapse—as they frequently do—or how those changes influence responses to subsequent therapy, which tend to be dismal.

At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, in pregnancy.

More than 1,000 pounds of frozen ground beef are being recalled after metal pieces were reportedly found in the product.

High Noon is recalling some of its vodka seltzer packs after finding that a few cans were incorrectly labeled as non-alcoholic energy drinks.

Imagine this: You're at your doctor's office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, "Any allergies?" And without hesitation you reply, "Penicillin." It's something you've said for years—maybe since childhood, maybe because a parent told you so. The nurse nods, makes a note and moves on.

Routinely offering and initiating medication-based treatment for those with opioid use disorder has the potential to save lives in health care settings throughout the country, according to the authors of a new study from The Ohio State University.

Vasectomy has long been regarded as a permanent, safe and effective form of contraception. Its benefits are often summarized as minimally invasive and largely risk-free.

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a new combination approach that may improve the efficacy of MYC inhibitor drugs for treating aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances.

New research published today shows there has been a small reduction in quad bike deaths at work in Australia since new safety standards were introduced five years ago, but public health experts say more needs to be done to keep Australians safe at work and on farms.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG): Adult Sinusitis Update today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. The purpose of this multidisciplinary guideline is to identify quality improvement opportunities in managing adult sinusitis and to provide explicit and actionable guidance that can be implemented across all clinical practices.

Current methods for cancer diagnosis are based on identifying biomarkers—molecules that reveal a particular state or process in the body—produced by the tumor or associated proteins. Not surprisingly, these markers are more abundant once the tumor has already developed significantly. And the more advanced the tumor, the more difficult it is to find effective treatment options.

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball and the water behave very differently, and it turns out that your brain has different regions for processing visual information about each type of physical matter.

A new study reveals that some men who are diagnosed with "Grade Group one" (GG1) prostate cancer may actually be at higher risk than biopsy results suggest, according to research led by Weill Cornell Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland and Case Western University.

Scientists at UCSF have found that endometriosis—a painful chronic disease affecting 10% of women that often goes undiagnosed—often occurs alongside conditions like cancer, Crohn's disease, and migraine.

For years, frontline nurses at community-based health planning services have been forced to improvise with limited resources, no labs, no ultrasound machines, and sometimes no electricity.