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A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial found that silver diamine fluoride stopped decay in more than half of treated baby teeth. The treatment requires no drilling, shots, …

The city health department says 90 people have been sickened in the outbreak and six remain hospitalized.

Medicare's new $50 monthly Wegovy program sounds like a lifeline, but the eligibility rules quietly shut out many of the people who expect to qualify first, including some with common diagnoses who assume they are already in line.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 3,360, with 1,487 confirmed deaths, Xinhua reported, citing the country's health authorities.

Dietitians explain why spacing protein evenly across meals is the key protein shift women over 50 should make for stronger muscles.

The United States is facing a number of major disease outbreaks, from foodborne cyclosporiasis to vaccine-preventable measles. We speak to the former chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Debra Houry. She resigned from…

There are multiple ways to do these pelvic floor exercises, and focusing your efforts on the wrong one can backfire.

A trial of 1,101 children found switching from IV to oral antibiotics for severe pneumonia was as safe and shortened hospital stays by a day.

Food plays an important role in many important moments in our lives, whether it's grand occasions, like the wedding banquet, or smaller ones, like the weekend barbecue, the lunch date, or the family dinner time.

Young people are getting diagnosed with cancer at higher rates. It’s changing the way they think about family planning.

A blood test can flag your Alzheimer’s risk a decade early. But what it can’t do should stop you cold.

"Ask a Doctor" columnist Dr. Trisha Pasricha joined "Healthful" to discuss the brain-gut connection.

Yale researchers, in collaboration with paleopathologists from the University of Pisa in Italy, analyzed DNA from the brothers’ skeletal remains for signs of foul play.

The continental bid to make more of its own vaccines is moving from ambition to production NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has set itself an ambitious deadline of eliminating cholera by 2030. But behind that goal sits a more fundamental question about the continent’s ability to protect its people from disease: can … The post Biovac’s cholera vaccine test for Africa’s self-reliance appeared first on The Indepen

UNAIDS warns that cuts to international HIV funding are threatening progress toward ending AIDS by 2030, disrupting prevention, treatment and community-led services despite advances in HIV prevention medicines.

A new study reveals a surprising link between French fries and type 2 diabetes risk. Find out what researchers discovered and what it means for your health.

A Golden Retriever is already helping create one of the sweetest family memories in a New Jersey home. In an Instagram video shared by @skylars.the.limit, th...

The largest-ever genetic study of fibromyalgia has identified new risk factors, a neurological origin, and potential new treatments for the condition.

People living with HIV need new treatment options that offer flexibility, and a weekly pill could broaden the choices available Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | For more than two decades, scientific innovation and international financing have worked together to transform HIV from a deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition for millions … The post HIV science races ahead as funding crisis threatens to

A Ridge man says a tick bite at his home led to a rare diagnosis of tularemia, or "Rabbit Fever."

A toxic workplace is bad. It gets worse. Toxic workplaces are more common than we realise. It’s almost a rite of passage to experience (and survive) a toxic workplace. A toxic place can be deadly for one’s overall health. In severe cases, it can even lead to the highly unwanted side effect – premature death. […] The post Uganda Human Rights Commission: When watchdogs fail appeared first on The Observer Media Ltd.

Uganda has long been recognised as one of Africa’s most determined countries in confronting HIV. Scientific advances, wider access to antiretroviral therapy and sustained public investment have transformed what was once a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition for millions. Yet the latest study by Makerere University and the Ministry of Health exposes an […] The post Editorial: Silence fuels HIV. Let’s en

South Africa has more than half of all Africans using the world's newest HIV prevention injection. But the real story lies beyond the headline numbers. Bhekisisa analysed the health department's first six weeks of roll-out data to reveal who's choosing LEN, w…

US News: A summer outing at one of Maryland's most popular state parks turned into a frightening medical emergency after a 13-year-old boy was attacked by a be.