Infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi, MD examines recent claims about the safety of thimerosal, a preservative used in some flu vaccines in the United States.

Allowing your mind to wander while engaged in a simple task may actually help improve learning, according to the findings of ...

An experimental method, which can predict the aging rate of both brain and body, may detect who should implement lifestyle ...

Following a low-fat vegan diet may lower dietary acid load, which may help with weight loss, a new study has concluded.

“We checked whether the two best-known ‘diet-mimic’ drugs increase lifespan similar to eating less in animals. By pooling data from 167 studies, we found that rapamycin is almost as reliable ...

Participants who walked for more than 100 minutes per day had a 23% lower risk of chronic low back pain, compared to those who walked less than 78 minutes per day, according to a new study.

Among the four diet types trialed in this study, a modified version of the DASH diet with reduced sodium intake achieved a better overall decrease in blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes.

A communicable disease is one that spreads from one person or animal to another or from a surface to a person. They are the result of pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria. Communicable diseases ...

There are very few medical reasons not to have a COVID-19 vaccine. Some reasons include a history of severe allergic reactions, pericarditis, or endocarditis following a prior COVID-19 vaccine.

The collarbone, or clavicle, is a long, thin bone between the breastbone or sternum and the shoulder. A collarbone dislocation occurs when the collarbone moves out of its usual position, often due ...

Soft tissue sarcoma can start in muscle, blood vessels, and fibrous tissue in the leg. STS in the leg may cause a tender growing lump. Learn more here.

People following an unhealthy plant-based diet had a 65% greater chance of elevated levels of a key heart attack biomarker, according to a new study.