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Steroid injections used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis actually may worsen the disease’s progression, according to two studies presented Tuesday at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting....Read More

Traumatic deaths from motor vehicle crashes increase where large U.S. motorcycle rallies are held — and a Harvard-led study suggests a corresponding, dramatic boost in organ donations and transplants....Read More

Researchers said Wednesday they found changes in almost all the regions of the brain they investigated via MRI scan data of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder....Read More

People who eat and drink more foods with flavonols — found in certain fruits and vegetables, including kale, tomatoes, apples and oranges, plus tea and wine — may have slower memory decline in older age, a...

Climate changes in temperature and rainfall are enabling the spread of certain fungal diseases beyond their traditional geographic hot spots in the United States, and doctors commonly miss the diagnosis....Read More

The rising suicide rate for children and adolescents is linked to increasing shortages of mental health professionals at the county level, after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, a study says....Read More

Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday their latest Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine also shows effectiveness against new subvariants of the virus....Read More

Even moderate physical activity is associated with a 60% lower risk of death among breast cancer survivors — a mortality risk similar to more active survivors, a new study suggests....Read More

Seven in 10 people experience adverse physical side effects from sipping a mind-altering South American brew called ayahuasca, and most people have mental health effects from drinking it, a new study says....Read More

Older adults who report being lonely face a higher risk of death within 30 days after non-elective surgery, highlighting the need for better recovery strategies, a large study of Medicare patients suggests....Read More