An mRNA vaccine from Moderna shows promise at preventing recurrences of melanoma skin cancer, which could mark a turnaround for cancer vaccines.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Why experts worry the ‘magic’ in new weight loss medications carries a dark side
From side effects like nausea to Big Pharma’s influence, some experts caution patients to consider the downsides of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Long COVID has some weird symptoms. Face blindness may be one them.
It’s not clear how many people have developed face blindness after having COVID-19, but research suggests an infection may trigger prosopagnosia.
People with diabetes lived longer on lower carb and plant-based diet, study finds
Moderating carbohydrates and avoiding processed food and meats appears to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, a Harvard study finds.
ChatGPT is poised to upend medical information. For better and worse.
ChatGPT and similar language processing tools promise to change medical care. The question is how much.
Anti-obesity medications are set to skyrocket this year. But how will we afford them?
Demand for new weight loss medications is projected to climb substantially this year. But how will Americans afford them?
How often do you need a COVID booster shot? Yearly, new data suggests.
Yale researchers have found people need annual COVID-19 booster shots to prevent or slow down outbreaks. Here’s what to know.
People who haven’t had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say
New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you’ve already had COVID. Here’s what that means.
As COVID turns 3, experts worry where the next pandemic will come from – and if we’ll be ready
Public health and national defense experts worry the next pandemic will come at an even higher price than this one. And the nation needs to be ready.
Americans’ life expectancy continues to fall, erasing health gains of the last quarter century
A variety of factors, such as low COVID-19 vaccination rates and Americans’ general poor health, is behind the life expectancy drop, experts say.