What to know about eating at home and dining out during the cyclospora outbreak
Here’s how to avoid consuming produce with cyclospora that can cause explosive diarrhea.
Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease
A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms. A new study links high levels of so-called p-tau217 to a high risk…
Study shows transplants boost survival for patients with terminal lung cancer
Northwestern doctors hope a new study will be a gamechanger when it comes to transplants for people with advanced lung cancer.
How to stay safe and still enjoy produce this summer with the outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite
The parasite spreads through feces-contaminated produce.
Even in blue states, hospitals have continued to drop gender-affirming care for youths
Hospitals have responded to attacks on transgender healthcare by withdrawing care on their own.
Older adults fear becoming a burden more than death, survey finds
Why do seniors fear becoming a burden more than death? Experts say America's obsession with independence means families need to talk about care giving sooner.
Pancreatic cancer breakthrough has big implications for early detection effort
More people with stage 4 cancer are experiencing the power of this new medication.
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Calorie tracking can reinforce behaviors associated with body dysmorphia and disordered eating.
What to know about Legionnaires’ disease making people sick on New York’s Upper East Side
A Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City has sickened more than 20 people in two Upper East Side neighborhoods. The disease is a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella…
A few years of healthy eating and exercise influences health 2 decades later, new study shows
In the late 1990s, about 3,000 people with prediabetes joined a study on the prevention of Type 2 diabetes.