Cold showers or ice baths have become a trendy way to recuperate after a heavy-duty workout, but do they actually help?

A person’s lifetime risk of cancer might be partly established before they are even born, a new mouse study says.Resear ...

F.A.S.T. -- can help bystanders recognize the first signs of stroke and call 911 right away, a new study says. Both F.A.S.T ...

Young adults keep dying at higher-than-expected rates, falling prey to drug overdose and poor health, a new study says.

A common drug used to prevent migraines might have an additional benefit -- protecting women against stroke.Women takin ...

A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing sig ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction ...

A mom’s health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child’s risk of autism, a new study argues.Many previou ...

As a bird flu outbreak escalates across the U.S., the Trump administration has paused the release of key public health ...

Is fresh better than frozen?Yes, when it comes to in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new clinical trial says.Fresh embryo ...

People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, acc ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors detect fetal heart defects, improving newborns’ chances of survival, a new ...