Health

Getting older has its perks, including more wisdom and fewer regrets.

A new study reveals that hypertension, diabetes, and smoking status can make a significant impact on your dementia risk. Here, experts break down the findings.

Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse.

Unintended pregnancies hit 42% as health ministry pushes postpartum family planning Daily Monitor

Doctors reveal the number-one food to lower blood pressure and explain how it supports your heart health. Plus, key foods to avoid.

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a gerontologist shares a common mistake to avoid if you want to age healthier, and what to do instead to boost longevity.

A woman and a 6-year-old girl were bitten by a fox on Worcester's Granite Street on Thursday, officials said.

What initially looked like a bruise developed into a serious medical ordeal requiring surgery and weeks in the hospital.

The senior author told Newsweek there are simple ways men can improve their diet without drastic changes.

Julia Fontenot was 24 when she was diagnosed with metastatic synovial sarcoma. But she beat the odds, and managed to plan a wedding during chemotherapy and brain surgeries.

Short breathing exercises can prevent sudden spikes in heart rate and anxiety. A new study reveals that just a few minutes of controlled breathing keeps physiological stress markers from rising when individuals face an intimidating social evaluation.

“Super movers” who walked faster than normal were about half as likely to develop cognitive impairment, a new study found. Here’s what it may mean for healthy aging.

It’s not always stress or getting older. Sometimes there’s something bigger going on with your body’s defense mechanisms.

Avoiding high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking in midlife was associated with substantially more years lived without dementia.

My other blood tests and electrocardiogram were fine.

For older adults, the flu vaccine could look a little different this year.

One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of noninvasive, focused ultrasound seemed to do what years of treatment could not.

Whole-slide histopathological images from 40 tissue types reveal morphological changes associated with aging, which, when paired with transcriptomic data from blood, are used to develop aging clocks that reflect tissue structural integrity and organ-level phy…

Maryland state wildlife workers are on a Bigfoot-style pursuit following two bizarre beaver attacks.

With Uganda recording an estimated 1.6 million to 1.7 million deliveries annually, health officials are urging stronger family planning services to help women safely space pregnancies and ease pressure on maternity facilities.

Dr. Derek Ebner told Newsweek not all warning signs of colorectal cancer begin where you'd expect.

Cabinet is expected to review the policy governing medical internship deployment and welfare as thousands of newly qualified health professionals await clarity on placements, funding and the conditions under which they will complete training.