Tobacco control measures like anti-smoking campaigns and cigarette taxes have prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths during the past five decades, a new American Cancer Society study estimates.

More than 3.8 million lung cancer deaths were averted due to substantial reductions in smoking, gaining a little more than 76 million years ... Full Page

Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new guideline says.

New moms should clock at least two hours a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity in the first months following birth, experts recommend.

Two to four hours of exercise per week can... Full Page

Chafing, blisters and sores are common problems for people fitted with an artificial limb.

The artificial limb’s fixed, rigid shape can’t adapt to changes in a person’s body, ultimately causing it to rub against a person’s residual limb.

“Ultimately, no matter how sophisticated the limb itself is, if it ... Full Page

Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study says.

Black kids died at a rate 2.15 times that of white children in the 2010s, researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

That’s up slightly from the 1950s when the death rate... Full Page

The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19.

Then came frequent bouts of anxiety, struggling to maintain focus and follow conversations, forgetting things, and having difficulty speaking or even swallowing.

“One of the things that would happen before a seizure is I'd get... Full Page

Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of the disease, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

But patients diagnosed with colon cancer also need to be concerned about their heart health, especially if they’re younger adults, a new study says.

Colon cancer patients under 50 are 2.4 times more likely to die... Full Page

If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, stop whatever you're doing.

Experts say now is the time to delete your data.

The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy March 23 and is looking to sell its assets.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a "consumer alert" on March 21, acc... Full Page

President Donald Trump has chosen Susan Monarez to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) permanently. She has served as acting director since January.

If approved by the Senate, Monarez would become the first person without a medical degree to head the CDC in more than 50 years.

She is an infectious disease r... Full Page

Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the company announced March 24.

The drug, called UBT251, is being developed by United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co., a Chinese pharmaceutical company.

Novo Nordisk will pay $200 million up fr... Full Page

A high-tech T-shirt loaded with sensors can help track patients’ vital signs after their release from a hospital, researchers say.

The shirt could help people return home sooner to recover, based on findings from a small group of patients who wore the gadget-filled garment after urological surgery for cancer.

“Our patient... Full Page

Statins are very cheap and highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs -- but high-risk heart patients may have an even better option, a new evidence review says.

Combining statins with another drug, ezetimibe, significantly reduces the risk of death in patients with clogged arteries, according to findings published March 23 in Mayo Cl... Full Page