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With this year’s Six Nations well underway, many fans of the sport will be keeping a close eye on their team’s selection each week as the rugby world is paying closer attention to concussion-related injuries.

While closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea, it’s important to consider the effects napping may bring.

Abemaciclib (Verzenio) with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) is now approved for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer at high risk for recurrence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on March 3.

There has been a significant decline in the overall rate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-related deaths during the past 20 years across races and ethnic groups, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from March 4 to 6 in New Orleans.

A group of health and education experts have published seven key goals in a mission to protect schools from COVID‑19 and other infectious disease outbreaks.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) not only causes shortness of breath and palpitations but puts patients at increased risk of stroke. When medication or other treatments fail to relieve symptoms, cardiologists increasingly perform catheter ablation, which uses small burns or freezing to break up the electrical signals inside the heart responsible for the chaotic beats.

Daylight saving time changes have a knack for wrecking people’s sleep schedules, but they don’t have to, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

Like many consumers, you may be on a quest for healthier food options and willing to try something new or a new take on a familiar food. If you’re diagnosed with celiac disease, you may be looking for gluten-free alternatives. Or maybe you’re on the hunt for lower carbohydrate choices.

March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders—kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease.

Estimates of diabetic retinopathy (DR) incidence and progression may be lower than those previously reported for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, according to a study published online March 9 in JAMA Ophthalmology.