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Most guardianships are run by family members and benefit the person who's been placed under one.

Conditions like arthritis and gout that cause stiff and painful joints affect almost 1 in 4 adults in the United States, a new federal report says, and the numbers are growing as the population gets older.

Scientists are reporting a first: They used an advanced ultrasound technique to help deliver the drug Herceptin to the patients' brain tumors.

The panel suggests that the second J&J dose come at least 2 months after the first shot. It’s not technically a booster, but it’s moving Johnson & Johnson from a one-dose vaccine to a two-dose one, similar to Moderna’s and Pfizer’s vaccines.

According to a new study, lotteries in 19 states designed to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 did not alter the rate of those who got the shot.

During prostate cancer treatment, some gut bacteria start making hormones that may support cancer growth and treatment resistance.

Data scientists are using a technique known as deep learning, computer algorithms patterned on the brain’s signaling networks, to identify combinations of medicines to treat infectious disease.

How do specific foods or diets affect our risk of cancer? The evidence behind some of the most popular cancer-related diet claims.

The National Health Service Corp. -- a program that helps find primary care doctors for communities that struggle to recruit and keep them -- will receive these funds.

The panel voted to authorize Moderna boosters for the same groups who’ve gotten a green light for third Pfizer doses.

President Joe Biden updated the nation on vaccination numbers and shared his three priorities going forward to maintain progress against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci shared some optimism during a separate press briefing.

A record high 96,779 drug overdose deaths occurred between March 2020 and March 2021, representing a 29.6% rise

Division and disagreement over vaccines and mandates may seem like a modern phenomenon, but news clippings from the 1860s through recent history tell a different story.

Lacks’s cells, commonly known as “HeLa,” are the only known human cells that continue to stay alive and reproduce outside of the human body. Her cells have been used for decades in medical discoveries and live-saving treatments.

A sample from the three lots, which were sold only at Walmart, tested above the guidance for naturally occurring inorganic arsenic, according to a company announcement on the recall from Maple Island that was posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website.

By the researchers' estimates, 1.7 billion urban dwellers -- or almost one-fifth of the planet -- were exposed to a rising number of extreme heat days between 1983 and 2016.

The permission to sell was granted to R.J. Reynolds for three of its Vuse tobacco-flavored vaping products.

Living with chronic spontaneous urticaria means finding out what works for you and avoiding triggers that seem to set off a flare.

A study shows that 85% of the global population has already experienced effects from climate change resulting from human activities.

A new study looks at their behavior during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.