A new longitudinal study suggests that overall well-being—and especially a strong sense of purpose—are important components ...

From robot-assisted surgery to personalised disease treatment - technology can do some truly remarkable things. But while the ...

Rates of mortality, chronic conditions, obesity, and mental health have worsened and compare poorly with high-income peer ...

A sharp rise in potentially misleading health research articles could be due to the use of artificial intelligence tools, a ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models have improved the ability to stratify adults across the CVD risk spectrum ...

Premature mortality is defined as someone who dies from any cause before they reach the age of 75. There is a “clear ...

The National Cancer Institute and University of Oxford report that oral contraceptive use is not associated with increased ...

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic ...

Researchers found that most fish sampled from Ghana’s Keta Lagoon had arsenic and mercury levels exceeding World Health ...

Research shows minority patients are more likely to seek care from a provider of similar race. We need more opportunities for ...

New research suggests that expectations are associated with asthma outcomes. People who thought more negatively about their condition reported worse symptoms, adding to growing evidence about the mind ...