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Researchers believe they may help restore normal immune function in adults with type 1 disease with injections of stem cells, enabling the pancreas to produce insulin....Read More

According to the latest FluView report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released Friday, there were more than 3,100 new cases of the flu confirmed in the U.S. during the week ending Nov. 30....Read More

A team of international researchers is calling on physicians to focus more on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of severe, chronic inflammation, which they say is linked to 50 percent of deaths worldwide....Read More

Although 2018 was a relatively quiet year for measles in the U.S. — with just 372 confirmed cases — nearly 9.8 million people were diagnosed with measles globally, and more than 140,000 died from it....Read More

An analysis published Thursday in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery estimates that as many as 4,000 Americans suffer injuries related to cellphone use annually....Read More

Nearly 90 percent of schools in the U.S. offer food education, but far fewer require it, the CDC reports. Researchers point out that food options at schools are improving, but also say healthy eating knowledge is...

For the most recent week of ACA health insurance enrollment, just over 500,000 people signed up for coverage for 2020. The open enrollment period for ACA health insurance closes December 15....Read More

Seniors 65 years of age and older with prostate, lung, colorectal or ovarian cancer who used aspirin three or more times per week were 15 percent less likely to die from their disease than those who...

The AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health survey found that just 44 percent of responding U.S. adults had received the influenza vaccine as of November 11, while 37 percent said they do not plan to get the shot...

Researchers report in a new study that while that heart disease risk is higher than thought for younger people with high cholesterol, earlier intervention appears to mitigate this increased risk....Read More