Health

GIPhotoStock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 40% of adults in the United States are unaware they have — and therefore are not being treated for — high cholesterol, according to a new study. For the study, published in JAMA Cardiology, researchers from institutions in New York, Texas, Louisiana, Pakistan and Egypt looked at data […]

Christopher Polk/CBS via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Matthew Perry Foundation has been announced and is founded in the “realization of Matthew’s enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction.” “In the spirit of Matthew Perry’s enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction, we embark on a […]

Fairfax County Public Schools (NEW YORK) — A 14-year-old student has created a new kind of soap that he hopes could potentially be used to treat skin cancer someday. Heman Bekele, a high school student in Fairfax, Virginia, says it costs only $8.50 to create a batch of 20 bars of the soap, which he […]

Taylor Hill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brooke Shields has revealed she recently experienced a seizure, a medical event that sent her to the hospital, which she hadn’t previously spoken about publicly until now. The actor, supermodel and author said in a Glamour interview published Wednesday that she had a seizure one evening before her solo […]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tobacco use has decreased among U.S. high school students, primarily with a drop in the use of e-cigarettes, but is on the rise among middle schoolers, according to a new federal report. The study, published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, […]

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the United States heads into the cold-weather months, respiratory virus season has also arrived, with cases of influenza and COVID-19 likely to increase. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends that everyone 6 months and older stay up-to-date and get a flu vaccine and a […]

Crystal Sing / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Halloween can come with a lot of fun, but also lots of concern for parents worried their kids are eating too much candy. While some parents may respond to that stress by quickly getting all the candy out of their house or hiding it from their kids, […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, supporters of abortion rights came out on top in every statewide ballot measure on abortion. And even in races where abortion was only implicitly on the ballot, abortion rights generally won out. This year, abortion is literally on […]

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal provisional data. For the report, published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Vital Statistics, researchers looked at birth/infant death data collected […]

Marnie Griffiths/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Halloween brings spooky seasonal activities that fear and thrill seekers flock to. While many may think of fear as a largely negative reaction, doctors say it can stimulate the same centers of the brain as happiness and is positively reinforced by social bonding when it’s experienced without a threat […]