New US research has found that seniors who feel excessively sleepy during the day may be at a higher risk of developing conditions such as diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure.

What the last year's worth of studies have shown about how we can all improve our diets for the better.

New UK research has found that people with osteoarthritis are more likely to die early than those without the condition, but the good news is walking more could reduce the risk of premature death.

Menstrual cups may be taking Western countries by storm, but conservative attitudes and virginity myths are holding back a breakthrough for the reusable devices in Indonesia and across Asia.

The World Health Organization urged all countries to prepare for caring for patients severely sickened by the deadly new coronavirus by stocking up on ventilators.

New Canadian research has found that eating less than three portions of fruit and vegetables per day appears to be linked to a higher risk of having an anxiety disorder.

New European research has found that the more added sugar we eat, the fewer vitamins and minerals we appear to consume in our daily diets.

Among those infected with the virus, older adults with preexisting heart conditions or hypertension face a sharply higher risk, according to preliminary statistics, including from a study covering more than 72,000 patients in China.

The US Surgeon General urged people to “stop buying masks,” saying on Twitter that they’re not effective in preventing the general public from catching coronavirus.

As a new coronavirus spreads quickly around the world, US health officials say they are "aggressively" assessing how long it can survive on surfaces to better understand the risk of transmission.

Johnson & Johnson said it would partner with Apple Inc on a study to use an iPhone app and the Apple Watch to study how earlier detection of atrial fibrillation impacts stroke in people aged 65 or older.

Women 75 and older do not benefit from regular screening mammograms, researchers reported on Monday, offering some of the first evidence on whether screening makes sense in these women.

There is no robust proof that the coronavirus can be spread by someone with no symptoms of the disease, clinical director of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) said. 

Critical care resources in central China are being strained by coronavirus patients needing a month or more on mechanical ventilators, a study finds.

In a first, US researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify a powerful new antibiotic capable of killing several drug-resistant bacteria.

Alcohol-related deaths in the United States rose sharply from roughly 2012 through 2016, with the biggest increases among white and Latino women.

The World Health Organization cautioned years ago that a mysterious “disease X” could spark an international contagion. The new coronavirus, with its ability to quickly morph from mild to deadly, is emerging as a contender.

As chilling as it sounds, traveling in the time of the coronavirus may just be a new reality.

People who use fitness trackers have been frustrated with how they get “credit” for their activities, which drives some users to abandon fitness trackers.

Titled Serangan Maut Mendadak (Sudden Cardiac Attack), the comic also seeks to raise awareness on the importance of healthy living as the simplest way to lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

The expert team, led by Zhong Nanshan, a renowned respiratory specialist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, agreed that chloroquine phosphate can be used to treat more COVID-19 patients, Sun said.

In a world first, a woman rendered infertile by cancer treatment gave birth after one of her immature eggs was matured, frozen, and then -- five years later -- thawed and fertilized, researchers in France reported.

A violinist helped surgeons avoid damage to her brain during surgery to remove a tumor by playing her instrument, the UK hospital where she underwent the innovative procedure said. 

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announced Jan. 21, 2020 that he has a type of Parkinson’s called Parkin, named after the gene associated with this type of Parkinson’s. Parkin is involved in maintaining the energy-producing area of cells, called mitochondria.

While much of the world is focused on the new coronavirus, Russia in recent days has seen a surge of interest in HIV testing, all thanks to a YouTube star.

Infants exposed to chemicals in household cleaning products could develop asthma as early as three years of age, Canadian researchers warn in a new study published Tuesday. 

Strava, which tracks the sports activity trends of some 50 million people in almost 200 countries, surveyed 25,000 runners and found that half of them say they either hate it or barely tolerate it, while only 8% love it.

New European research has found that the more added sugar we eat, the fewer vitamins and minerals we appear to consume in our daily diets.

Growth stunting – when a child does not grow properly and fails to meet height averages that match their age, resulting in brain damage that causes issues such as low IQ and illness later in life – affects one in three Indonesian children.

Typically, everybody is exposed to two milliseiverts (mSv) per year throughout our lives from natural background radiation.