Cart is empty A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone. The results are published in Nature Medicine.
Cancer-fighting compound shows immense potential to eradicate HIV
A compound with the unpresuming designation of EBC-46 has made a splash in recent years for its cancer-fighting prowess. Now a new study led by Stanford researchers has revealed that EBC-46 also shows immense potential for eradicating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections.
What is asthma? Pediatrician explains
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the lungs. In a child with asthma, the airways are very sensitive, meaning the lungs may be inflamed or irritated even though they don’t look like anything is wrong. The degree and severity of airway inflammation with asthma varies over time.
A mental health crisis: A ‘moonshot’ is needed
Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) combined with anxiety disorders or diagnoses of depression increased by 177% and 138% in only five years, from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a peer-reviewed journal of the Armed Forces.
Covered California hits record enrollment, but key subsidies in jeopardy
Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable.
Food assistance ensures healthy pregnancies, research shows
Food stamps and food banks can be key to healthy pregnancies.
How to jump-start your workout
A lot of people resolve to exercise more in the new year. But jump-starting your workout routine can be challenging if you’ve been sitting on the couch for a while. It can seem like a daunting task.
Study shows historic redlining—a form of structural racism—affects survival in young people with cancer
A recent study indicates that children and young adults with cancer face an elevated risk of dying if they live in previously redlined neighborhoods—residential areas marked in the 1920s–1930s by lenders as undesirable for mortgage loans due to their racial demographics.
Update reveals that heart disease remains leading cause of death as key health risk factors continue to rise
Heart disease kills more people than any other cause as many of the risks factors that contribute to it remain on the rise, according to data reported in the “2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and Global Data From the American Heart Association”.
Blood test could guide use of anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib to reduce risk of colon cancer recurrence
A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the cancer, may benefit from adding of celecoxib, to post-surgery treatment.