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Caitlyn Mai woke up one morning in middle school so dizzy she couldn’t stand and deaf in one ear, the result of an infection that affected one of her cranial …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By the time they are in their 60s, fewer people who gain excess weight from their 20s onwards have healthy hearts, according to research published in …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Commuters who cycle or walk to and from work or study may have lower risks of mental and physical ill health than those who don’t rely …

TOPLINE:Reducing screen time for entire families — parents, children, and adolescents — over a 2-week period can improve the mental health of children and adolescents, notably by mitigating issues related …

Illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine continues to spread across the United States. The drug, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl, often fails to respond to the opioid overdose …

A cluster of companies are trying to pitch healthy people on whole-body MRI scans, promising early detection of cancer and other life-threatening diseases. These scans aren’t cheap, with start-up companies …

I AM 52, and while I don’t feel old, there have been many times in my life when I’ve realized: I am getting older. But that awareness has actually helped …

The New York Times examined the complicated relationship between sleep and dementia. While a U.K. Biobank study looked at how sleep, chronotype, and other factors might affect cognition. (BMJ Public …

The largest private company that brokers use to enroll people in Affordable Care Act health plans said it’s joining with insurers to thwart unauthorized Obamacare sign-ups and plan switches. HealthSherpa, …

Humberto Farias has been watching the explosion of generative AI very closely. Farias is cofounder and chairman of Concepta Technologies, a technology company specializing in software development and programming in …

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to award new contracts to two winners of this year’s AI Tech Sprint program, designed to help reduce the burden of clinical documentation. WHY IT …

The Australian government will pilot a network for sharing information on cyber threats in the healthcare sector. It has recently set aside A$6.4 million ($4.2 million) to launch an Information …

The Australian Digital Health Agency has released a five-year roadmap for raising the uptake of national healthcare identifiers in Australia. Developed with the Department of Health and Aged Care and …

TOPLINE:Men at higher genetic risk for prostate cancer had more than a threefold increased risk for early death from the disease, and about one third of these deaths may have …

The reason for medical debt in the U.S. — too-high healthcare prices — seemed to be unanimously agreed on at Thursday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee hearing on …

Merita (center) smiles at her great-granddaughter while her brother, Pablo, relaxes behind her. The family belongs to the Negritos community of Tumbes, a city in northern Peru. A study conducted …

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. You know that whole “Christmas in July” phenomenon? Well, Amazon’s Prime Day …

Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today’s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. A study showing that tampons contained measurable concentrations …

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In a trend that shows no sign of slowing, hospitals and health systems are affiliating, acquiring and merging more than ever before. With those sprawling new entities come lots of …