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Statins may cause muscle weakness, which may stem from an immune response. Learn what a new study found and when muscle pain or fatigue should be checked.

July 17, 2026

Researchers used a model to determine the maximum human age if "aging hallmarks were eliminated except somatic mutations."

New study shows short pulses of inhaled CO2 activate the brain's glymphatic system to flush tau and amyloid proteins linked to Alzheimer's.

A 25-year study found that frequent consumption of soda, sports drinks, and fruit juice beginning in childhood was linked to a higher risk of high blood pressure in adulthood. Swapping one daily drink for whole fruit, milk, or water could significantly reduce…

Delaware recorded its first case of cyclosporiasis this week as the parasitic infection spreads across the country.

UPMC Mercy Hospital and two of its physicians are being sued by a Jefferson Hills woman who says her husband contracted and died from Legionnaires’ disease while a patient.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing in history, with over 1,000 deaths

Nordic walking poles go behind you for propulsion and burn 20% more calories without feeling harder.

First-of-its-kind finding in fish is affecting brown bullheads in Vermont border lake

"Proteinmaxxing" and "fibermaxxing" are all over social media. But is it necessary? Or even healthy? Nutrition experts weigh in.

Diet can help prevent heart disease, yet most Americans miss out on the benefit of fiber for heart health. A doctor explains why it can lower LDL cholesterol.

A gentler stem cell transplant rejuvenated aging blood and immune systems in mice.

Air travel places many unique challenges on the human body.

Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.

Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.

"No dreams, no lights, no voices, just nothing."

Cases are rising in Florida as investigators continue examining links to a wider multistate outbreak.

To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. That's a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

I was exhausted constantly and thought it was perimenopause. After a sleep study, my doctor told me I had severe sleep apnea, and I was shocked.

This one food increases the risk of cancer in several different ways.

Grantees at the San Francisco HIV clinic said they learned through federal employees that the Office of Management and Budget stepped in to kill the program.

“I didn’t want to do what the voice was telling me, but at the same time, I felt like it was going to make me do it,” she told The Post.