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Up to one in 20 people with Type 2 diabetes will achieve remission from the disease and its symptoms, a study published Tuesday by PLOS Medicine found....Read More

The suicide rate in the U.S. declined from 2019 to 2020, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns that suicides could spike....Read More

The one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine offers 74% protection against the virus, even with the more infectious Alpha and Delta variants in circulation, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Older adults who receive the Shingrix shingles vaccines are more than twice as likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome compared with those given the older Zostavax product, a JAMA Internal Medicine study found....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires more time to decide on whether to approve use of Moderna’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine on adolescents 12 to 17 years of age, the pharmaceutical company said....Read More

Concerns about gun violence at their schools or other places they go has put high school students at increased risk for anxiety and other mental health conditions, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Around one-fourteen of all hospitalizations for kidney disease can be attributed to climate change, according to a study focused in Brazil and released Sunday....Read More

The two-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech has been cleared for use in children ages 5 to 11 by the Food and Drug Administration, agency officials announced Friday....Read More

Becoming vaccinated against COVID-19 offers more protection against the virus than past infection, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Medicine must rethink the way it handles patient gender and sexuality to ensure everyone receives the care needed, researchers said Friday....Read More