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Nearly twice as many people taking semaglutide stopped their fatty liver disease without further scarring of the organ, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.

According to the Journal of Athletic Training, high school athletes with ADHD may face a longer recovery after concussion.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle this week are calling for stronger oversight and urgent reauthorization of the Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Democrats projected the mental health of service members and vet

More children stopped using steroid inhalers to control their asthma after GlaxoSmithKline withdrew Flovent from the market.

More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli's apple juice are being recalled due to possible contamination with a mold-related toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 30 (UPI) -- Fear of side effects prevents more than half of those diagnosed with treatable depression and anxiety from taking medications that could help them, according to a survey released Wednesday by a genetic testing company.

April 29 (UPI) -- Household plastics -- found in water bottles, food packaging, shampoos and toys -- could be contributing to hundreds of thousands of heart disease deaths worldwide every year, according to a new study released Tuesday.

April 29 (UPI) -- Floridians no longer would have fluoridated water if Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signs a measure into law that would ban adding fluoride to public water supplies.

Colon cancer cases have been increasing among younger adults, and now researchers think they've identified a potential culprit.

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 28 (UPI) -- A study released Monday links more than 124,000 preventable, premature deaths in the United States over two years to adverse health affects from consuming ultra-processed foods.

April 26 (UPI) -- A half dozen states have reported measles outbreaks among 29 states, with confirmed cases totaling 884 so far this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.

Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person's health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says.

Doctors can accurately predict a person's risk of fatty liver disease as early as 16 years before symptoms develop, a new study says.

Four specific genes serve as a telltale clue to how potentially deadly stomach cancers will develop and progress, a new study says.

Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study says.

A Kaiser Permanente colon cancer screening initiative put a huge dent in cancer cases and deaths over two decades, a new study says.