Articles by Ed Cara
To hear people talk about it, the infectious disease shingles is one of the most painful experiences you can have in your life. Fortunately, thereβs now a highly effective vaccine that can prevent i...
The floodgates are expected to open up for several peptides previously restricted by the Food and Drug Administration.
This week, an advisory panel assembled by the FDA weighed in on whether compounοΏ½...
GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide are great at helping people shed pounds. Unfortunately, these drugs might also help some people shed their hair, too, as new research suggests.
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There are likely few moments more joyous in a parentβs life than seeing their children get married. Unfortunately, one 65-year-old motherβs sheer wedding happiness inadvertently led to heart probl...
If youβre like me, coffee is one of the few constant joys of life. A new report out today should put your mind at ease if youβve ever been worried about your habitβs effects on the heartso long ...
A 74-year-old California manβs insect bite led to something much more horrifying than an annoying itch: a parasitic worm infestation of his eyelid.
Doctors at the University of California Los Angel...
Itβs clear by now that sedentary behavior isnβt the healthiest thing in the world. Research out today, however, points to the added harms that can come from staying glued to a chair or the couch f...
More than a half million mosquitos are set to be dropped into the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area this summer. But donβt worry, theyβre on our side.
For the first time ever, the Maryla...
Beef jerky can be a delicious treat. But a recent report illustrates why you should be cautious about biting into a piece of homemade jerky made from wild bear meatit just might be teeming with parasοΏ½...
There might not be a more horrifying good-news, bad-news scenario than this recent report from doctors in Spain. They originally believed their patient had brain cancer, only to later discover he actοΏ½...
