Patients who are treated by a female physician could live longer and have a reduced risk of hospitalization, new research has found. These benefits were seen more in female patients compared to males, according to the study, which was published in the
A teenage boy in Spring, Texas, may owe his life to the family dog, who saved him from a potentially deadly stroke. Gabriel Silva, 17, was a healthy soccer player with no signs or symptoms of any medical problems when he experienced
Virginia high school student creates soap to fight skin cancer, is awarded $25K: 'Remarkable effort'
A Virginia high school freshman was looking for a fun science experiment — and ended up making a soap with the aim of treating skin cancer. Heman Bekele, who attends W.T. Woodson High School in the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system,
A NICU nurse makes over 50 Halloween costumes by hand each year so that her tiny patients and their families can enjoy a sense of normalcy during an otherwise difficult time. Lilly Fox, a NICU nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for
As more pharmacies close across the U.S., a growing number of people are going online for their prescription medications — but some experts are warning that fake pills pose a very real risk. Earlier this month, Rite Aid declared bankruptcy and announced
Since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2019, a Colorado woman has refused to give in to the disease — and after 4½ years, she is still mentally sharp and virtually symptom-free. Dr. Rebecca Chopp, who is married with three sons, was 67 when
Women over age 40 who adopt the DASH diet could have a lower risk of cognitive decline as they age, according to a study published this week in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Researchers from the NYU Grossman
The secret of avoiding heart disease could come down to which foods are on — or off — your plate. While you can’t control factors such as age or family history, the choice to adopt a heart-healthy diet can help reduce your
Tamara Loving, a mother of two from Huntington Beach, California, believes her dramatic weight loss helped her beat breast cancer. In 2016, when she was 37, Loving embarked on a weight loss journey. After joining WeightWatchers and spending eight months of meal-prepping,
Larry Faucette, 58, pictured at left, was the second person to receive a genetically modified pig heart. Dr. Bartley Griffith, professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who performed the surgery, is shown at right. (University of Maryland
Artificial intelligence could have the capability to pinpoint cancer diagnoses a lot sooner. A new study published in the journal Radiology last week noted that AI helped predict one-third of breast cancer cases up to two years prior to diagnosis. The research