People with strong self-esteem are more likely to develop deep, supportive friendships, and new research suggests that the connection works the other way, too. “For the first time, we have…
A surgical procedure can improve symptoms of both stress urinary incontinence and urgency urinary incontinence, a new study says. The research contradicts current recommendations that say surgery may actually aggravate…
The World Health Organization is running low on funding it needs to fight a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations health agency…
Teens who spend more time with social media are more likely to suffer from social withdrawal, anxiety or depression, a new study says. Twelve- to 15-year-olds who spent more than…
A third person has died after using an e-cigarette product, reports say. The death of an unidentified person with a history of vaping resulted from a severe lung injury, the…
Whether you call it soda, pop or a soft drink, a new study’s findings suggest it would be better for your health to drink water instead. The large European study…
Getting too little or too much sleep may increase risk for heart attack as much as smoking, eating too much or not exercising, a new study says. Sleeping fewer than…
Transplant centers are rejecting viable kidneys on behalf of patients whose lives might have been saved by the organs, a new study says. Roughly 9 percent of all people looking…
What if health warnings about the dangers of smoking were on individual cigarettes? A new study suggests the move could reduce the number of people who light up. Young smokers…
Hepatitis C infection rates have exploded in the United States, more than tripling over the past decade. Because of this, routine screening for hepatitis C — which can destroy the…
