Facing your own thoughts and sensations, without trying to suppress them, is harder than it may seem. But learning to do it can boost your mental health.

Māori families with a mutation for aggressive gastric cancer have had their stomachs preemptively removed. How do you live without one?

Cut calories—not flavor. These picks prove light beer can be less filling AND taste great.

Set the foundation for a good day with these simple habits.

If you want to keep your brain sharp, pick up a paintbrush!

The Indian Health Service needs more clinical workers. The federal health officials being transferred to the agency don’t fit that bill.

Two chemicals commonly used to make plastics more flexible are connected to newborn deaths and premature births, according to a study released Monday. According to the study, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, two chemicals, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DINP),...

After my own diagnosis it was difficult not to let my mind go to the worst-case scenario, especially after seeing what my sister went through before she passed.

Zahid Salman, president & CEO of GreenShield, Canada’s only national nonprofit healthcare and insurance organization, is tapping into digital strategies and the larger care ecosystem to expand offerings—and impact.

Chinese firms emerge as preferred partners as African nations seek bigger returns on critical mineral extraction.

A quiet effort to change the name of PCOS is nearing completion, driven in part by growing evidence of a male version.

Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the second quarter.

Many people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease live in rural areas where it can be tough to access services they need, but dedicated individuals are working to make it easier.

One of the fastest-growing fitness trends is also one of the most divisive. To its fans, it promises a stronger, healthier body; to its critics, it’s another way to make women feel insecure. Time to sort fact from fiction

Positive safety profile of novel drug compound is surprise for class of synthetic opioids shelved years ago.

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Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.

The FDA is moving toward allowing compounding pharmacies to produce injectable peptides that were banned over significant safety concerns

Eli Lilly’s obesity pill was approved by the FDA, setting it up for fierce competition against Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill.

The Public Health Agency of Canada has taken over a program for vaccine-injured Canadians

In March, the UK announced it would trim its global aid budget and set new priorities in 2027. This has some countries and organizations worried that on top of the US aid cuts, this could be unsurvivable.

The Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday means patients in the United States will soon have access to a second daily oral medication to treat obesity and weight-related issues.

The FDA has often failed to share information on how it determines whether advisory committee members have financial conflicts of interest, according to a new review.

AI scribes saved doctors, across five academic medical centers, about 16 minutes per eight hours of patient care, a new study found.

The FDA approved Eli Lilly's once-a-day obesity pill. The medicine, which will compete with Novo Nordisk's pill version of Wegovy, is easier to take.

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new once-daily weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly, adding to the bevy of GLP-1 medications available in the consumer marketplace. The drug manufacturer announced on Tuesday that the company would begin shipping orforglipron, branded as Foundayo, as s...

The remarks come after Trump said the conflict is ‘very close’ to completion, while signalling plans for fresh attacks in the coming days.

Cutting-edge therapy could deliver drugs across the blood-brain barrier making it suitable for dementia treatment, Adelaide researcher says.

Learning to recognize thought patterns that lead to avoidance, and breaking tasks down into small parts, can help people overcome the mental barriers that often accompany ADHD.

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