Health

Researchers in Canada and Chinese said a new biodegradable gel has shown great promise in helping heal damaged cartilage, which is critical to knee and hip movement....Read More

Using low-dose aspirin was associated with a 20% increased incidence of anemia and decline in ferritin, or blood iron levels, in otherwise healthy older adults, according to a new analysis of an old study....Read More

Unprecedented shortages of key cancer drugs in the United States could disrupt treatment for tens of thousands of patients with various forms of the disease in the coming months unless hospitals take action, experts say....Read More

Nearly one in five adults have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetimes, according to a study released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Japanese researchers said in a new study that an antibiotic used for Fusobacterium can be taken to reduce lesions associated with endometriosis....Read More

Researchers in the field of nephrology were awarded their shares of a $9.2 million prize at phase two of the KidneyX Summit in Washington, D.C., on Monday....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted on Thursday in favor of approving a new respiratory syncytial virus treatment for infants....Read More

Preliminary tests of an experimental cancer drug appear to slow inflammation linked to heart disease, giving hope for a new therapy, researchers said in a study released Thursday....Read More

People who participate in volunteer work and recreational activities later in life were less likely to suffer from physical, cognitive, mental or emotional problems, according to a new study....Read More

Researchers have found the longer babies are breastfed, the better they perform on standardized assessment tests as adolescents, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Disease in Childhood....Read More