Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause

1 in 10 Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes Dies: Study

1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest

1 in 20 Cases of Dementia Occurs in People Under 65

1 in 4 Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Isn't Obese

1 in 8 Older Americans May Be 'Junk Food Addicts,' Poll Finds

1.3 Billion People Worldwide Could Have Diabetes by 2050

10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia

40-Year Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Extending Life Spans

6 Health Screenings to Help Men Prevent Disease

6 Ways to Helping Your Child to a Healthy Weight

75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart

8/8 -- Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier: Study

A Bit of Mom's Poop Might Boost Health of C-Section Babies: Study

A Fifth of COVID Patients With Diabetes Die Within 1 Month of Hospitalization

A Fruitful Approach to Preventing Diabetes

A Guide to Managing Children's Diabetes During COVID-19

A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter

A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia

A Swallowable Gastric Balloon Helps People Shed Pounds

A Vitamin Could Be Key to Women's Pain After Knee Replacement

A1C: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Your Heart?

About 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now Obese

Abuse Early in Life May Mean Tougher Menopause Decades Later

'Active Grandparent': Humans Evolved to Exercise in Old Age

Adding These Foods to Your Diet Could Keep Dementia Away

Adult Education Classes Could Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer's

Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain

A-Fib May Be Bigger Threat to Women's Brains Than Men's

Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study

Ageism Is Everywhere and Can Harm Health

AHA News: Controlling Diabetes Takes on Greater Urgency During COVID-19 Pandemic

Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese

Almost 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease

Almost 20 Million Older Americans Live With Sight-Robbing Macular Degeneration

Alzheimer's Diagnosis May Come With Big Cost to Social Life

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds

Alzheimer's: Buying Time

America Is Losing the War Against Diabetes

Americans Are Eating Less Healthily Everywhere, Except at School

Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods

Americans' Odds for Parkinson's May Be Higher Than Thought

Americans Over 50 Want to 'Age in Place' at Home, But Many Aren't Prepared: Poll

Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic

America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing

Amid Lockdowns, Online Exercise Classes Help Seniors Feel Less Alone

Amid Pandemic, Fears That Older Americans Are Feeling 'Expendable'

An Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep Frailty Away

Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

Another Pandemic Harm: Seniors May Have Higher Risk of Falling

Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss

Are Retired NFL Players Aging Faster Than Other Men?

Are You Among the 'Diet-Resistant'? Workouts May Be Key to Weight Loss

'Artificial Pancreas' Can Help Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

Artificial Pancreas Controls Diabetes in Kids 6 and Up, Clinical Trial Shows

Artificial Pancreas Device May Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

'Artificial Pancreas' Technology Boosts Blood Sugar Control for Young Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

As Kids' Obesity Rises, Brain Health Declines: Study

As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study

As Seniors' Sense of Smell Declines, Their Risk for Depression Rises

Ask Grandma to Dance to Boost Her Mood And Strengthen Your Bonds

Assisted Living Centers Can Do More for Dementia Patients, Experts Say

Autism in Older Adults: Studies Show Higher Rates of Mental, Physical Ills

Avoiding Diabetes May Include Avoiding Meat

Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline

Bad Sleep Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma

Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss

Bathing and Alzheimer's Disease

Begin Routine Diabetes Screening at 35 for Overweight, Obese Americans: Task Force

Being a 'Night Owl' Raises Odds for Diabetes If You're Obese

Being Isolated May Shrink the Aging Brain

Being Social May Be Key to 'Sense of Purpose' as You Age

Belly Fat Can Hamper Effectiveness of Meds for Crohn's, Colitis

'Benign' Adrenal Gland Tumors Might Cause Harm to Millions

Big Studies Test Effectiveness of Common Diabetes Meds

Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood

Binge Eating Disorder Looks Different in Brains of Boys and Girls

'Bionic Pancreas' Could Make Life Easier for People With Type 1 Diabetes

Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet

Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age

Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life

Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women

Bladder Trouble Worsens With Age for Women, Study Confirms

Blood Protein Might Predict Future Risk of Diabetes, Cancer

Blood Sugar May Be Key to Brain Power After a Stroke

Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age

Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men

Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

Brain Changes Link Menopause With Higher Alzheimer's Risk

Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury

Brain Secrets of the Super-Sharp 'Super-Agers'

Breakfast Timing Could Affect Your Odds for Diabetes

Breast Cancer Drug Could Trigger Dangerous High Blood Sugar

Breast Cancer Survivors Age Faster Biologically Than Cancer-Free Women: Study

Breastfeeding May Help Guard Against Diabetes

Bribing Folks Can Help Them Meet Weight-Loss Goals, Study Finds

Burdened by Medical Bills, Many Americans With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Help

Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?

Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?

Can Smarts Help Shield Folks from Obesity? Maybe Not

Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later

Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

Cancers Among the Young Are Rising Worldwide

Cancers in People Under 50 Are Rising Worldwide

Carbs Count When Managing Diabetes

Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading

Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Cats Now Have an FDA-Approved Pill to Treat Their Diabetes

Census Shows America's Population Is Older Than Ever

Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's

Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19

Certain Painkillers Raise Heart Failure Risk in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Change to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Helped Women

Child Obesity Rose Sharply During Pandemic

Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age

Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women

Clearing Out Clutter Might Not Help People With Dementia

Coffee, Green Tea Might Extend Life for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

Colon Cancer Is Being Spotted in Younger People, and at Later Stages

Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?

Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later

Common Diabetes Meds Linked to Higher Odds for a Serious Complication

Common Diabetes Meds Tied to Serious COVID-19 Complication

Common Eye Conditions Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia

Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk

Compounds in Chocolate, Berries Might Help Boost Memory As You Age

Cooler Weather Could Mean More Diabetes in Dogs

Could a Common Diabetes Drug Ease Bipolar Disorder?

Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?

Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?

Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?

Could Certain Diabetes Drugs Fight Asthma, Too?

Could Coffee Lower a Woman's Odds of Diabetes After Pregnancy?

Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?

Could Estrogen Help Shield Women's Brains From Alzheimer's?

Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?

Could Herpes Viruses Help Drive Type 2 Diabetes?

Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

Could Popular Heartburn Meds Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

Could 'Produce Prescriptions' Save $40 Billion in Medical Bills Among Those With Diabetes? Study Says Yes

Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?

Counting Steps? Here's How Many You Need to Boost Health

COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

COVID Boosters Raise Antibody Levels by 85% in Nursing Home Residents

COVID Infection Raises a Child's Odds for Type 1 Diabetes by 72%

COVID Often Joined by Heart Disease, Diabetes

COVID Pandemic Got More Americans Worried About Being Obese: Survey

COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight

COVID-19 and Advanced Diabetes Can Be a Deadly Mix: Study

COVID-19 Blood Test Might Predict Who Will Need a Ventilator

COVID-19 May Trigger High Blood Sugar, Raising Death Risk: Study

Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults

Cutting Carbs Could Cut Your Risk for Diabetes

Cutting Down on Social Media Brings Quick Boost to Teens' Self-Image

Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be

Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise

Deadly Liver Disease Tied to Obesity Is on the Rise

Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America

Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7

Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans

Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study

Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases

Depression During Menopause: How to Spot It and Treat It

Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

Diabetes Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women

Diabetes Can Lead to Amputations, But Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope

Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children

Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Eye Issues in Kids

Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

Diabetes May Mean Worse Long-Term Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors

Diabetes Medications: Choosing Which Ones Are Best for You

Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains

Diet Key to Better Health in People With Diabetes

Diets Haven't Improved Much Worldwide, and U.S. Remains Near Bottom of List

Digestive Diseases Can Take Toll on Seniors' Mental Health

Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

Do Fasting Diets Really Work? New Study Finds Little Benefit

Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

Do Taxes on Soda Really Lower Sugar Intake?

Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You

Do You Live in a 'Hot Spot' for Diabetes Complications?

Do You 'Wolf Down' Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds

Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?

Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis

Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids

Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key

Dogs and Their Humans Share Same Diabetes Risk: Study

Don’t Hit Pause on Health Screenings

Don't Wait to Lose Weight: Shedding Obesity in Youth Extends Life

Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span

Early Menopause Could Mean More Heart Trouble Later

Early Morning Exercise May Be Best for Weight Control

Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

Early Periods Tied to Worse Menopause Symptoms

Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People

Early-Life Removal of Ovaries Could Bring Faster Aging

Eat Your Veggies: Writing 'Produce Prescriptions' Could Boost Patients' Health

ECMO Breathing Support Safe, Effective for Obese Patients in Respiratory Failure

Estrogen May Help Fight Severe COVID-19

Even a Little Extra Weight Can Raise Kids' Odds for High Blood Pressure

Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health

Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia

Everyday Internet Use by Older Adults Might Help Keep Dementia at Bay

Exercise + Weight Loss Perfect Combo to Fight Diabetes

Exercise Can Help Fight Colon Cancer, Even If Patient Is Obese

Exercise Can Help Shed Dangerous Fat Around the Liver

Exercise Doesn't Boost Health If You Stay Obese, Study Finds

Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better

Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics

Exercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors' Thinking, Memory

Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently

Experimental Drug May Ease Hot Flashes

Experimental Insulin-in-a-Pill Shows Promise in Rat Study

Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35

Experts Issue Guidelines on Diabetes-Linked Nerve Damage

Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually

Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk

Family Ties Help Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Flourish

Fast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver

Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth

Fasting Diet Could Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

Fasting Diet Could Help Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay

Fasting Diets vs. Cutting Calories: Which Works Best?

Fasting Later in Day Might Be Key to Controlling Blood Sugar: Study

Fat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure

Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer

Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study

Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years

FDA Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine

FDA Approves New Drugs to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Kids

FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults

FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic Insulin

FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps

Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer

Fewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago

Fewer Than 1 in 10 American Adults Get Enough Dietary Fiber

Financial Planning With Your Parents

Firefighters Show Fasting Diets Can Work for Shift Workers

Fitness Key to Long-Term Weight Loss Success

Fitter in 1820: Today's Americans Spend Much Less Time Being Active

Flu Shot Could Be a Lifesaver for Folks With Chronic Ills

Folks With Type 1 Diabetes Are No More or Less Likely to Be Overweight: Study

Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?

For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty

For Women Delaying Childbirth, Freezing Eggs May Be Best Option: Study

Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age

Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women

Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong

'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit

Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis

Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health

Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health

Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID

Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November

Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death

Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain

Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High

Good News for Menopausal Women Who Take Hops

Good Sleep May Help Babies Avoid Obesity as They Grow

Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study

Gynecological Exam, Heart Screening Should Go Hand-in-Hand

Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers

Have a Cuppa: Tea Might Lower Your Odds for Diabetes

Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health

Have Diabetes? Here's How to Save Your Sight

Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switch to Plant-Based, Lower-Carb Diet to Boost Life Span

Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switching Daily Beverages Could Add Years to Your Life

Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain

Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist

Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll

Healthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half

Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers

Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact

Heart Failure Risk Climbs in Obese Older Women Who Had Late Menopause

Heart Palpitations Can Be Common During Menopause

Heart Risk Factors May Be Especially Unhealthy in People With Psoriasis

Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study

Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study

High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?

High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain

High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics

High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer

Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study

High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients

History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease

Hormonal Drug May Help Women Ease Urinary Incontinence

Hormonal Therapy Won't Prevent Chronic Ills After Menopause: Expert Panel

Hormone Replacement Therapy May Raise a Woman's Risk for Chronic Reflux

Hormone Replacement Therapy Might Raise Women's Risk for Dementia

Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors

How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk

How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

How Long Do People Want to Live?

How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?

How Many Daily Steps Do You Need to Lose Weight?

How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?

How Much Fasting Is Enough for 'Fasting Diet' to Work?

How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide

How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine

How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults

HRT Could Raise Odds for Asthma

Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women

Impotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes

In 22 U.S. States, More Than a Third of Adults Are Now Obese

In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder

In Small Study, Ozempic Helped People With Type 1 Diabetes Quit Insulin Treatments

In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic

Insulin Isn't the Only Blood Sugar Regulator

Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations

Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease

Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?

Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?

Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?

Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear

Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?

Is Your Kid a Fast or Slow Eater? Personality Might Tell

Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests

It's National Nutrition Month: Here's Tips to Eating Right

Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors

Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips

Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age

Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters

Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills

Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think

Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise

Late Bedtimes Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes, Heart Trouble

Late-Night Meals Especially Bad for Weight Gain: Study

Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Lengthening Menstrual Cycles Near Menopause Could Predict Heart Health

Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia

Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds

Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health

Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia

Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen

Lockdown Weight Gain May Have Caused Surge in New Diabetes Cases in Kids

Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That

Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids

Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study

Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity

Losing Weight Before Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Boosts Outcomes

Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart

Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning

Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks

Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds

Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults

Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes

Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.

Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide

Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds

Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll

Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes

Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll

Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia

Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen

Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits

Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments

Many Young Americans Don't Realize Heart Attacks Can Hit Them Too: Poll

Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising

Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation

Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp

Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women's Odds for Diabetes

Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps

Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years

Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study

Menopause May Someday Disappear as Women Postpone Pregnancy: Study

Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women

Mental Health Issues Can Plague Families of Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study

Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study

Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later

Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked

Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging

Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin

Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?

Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says

Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults

Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

Mom's Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child's Asthma, Allergies

Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

Mood Swings, Memory Troubles: Minding the Mental Toll of Menopause

More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19

More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts

More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain

More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death

More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood

More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome

More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care

More Stress, Higher Odds for A-Fib in Women After Menopause

More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It

More Teens Worldwide Are Underestimating Their Weight

More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics

More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain

More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition

More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries

More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study

More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age

More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study

More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause

More Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure

Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study

Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise

Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health

Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability

Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors

Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age

New Drugs Line Up to Challenge Ozempic, Wegovy for Weight Loss

New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

New Treatment May Curb Low Blood Sugar in Kids With Insulin Disorder

New Treatment May Help Women in Early Menopause Remain Fertile

New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial

New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment

'Night Owls' Are Often Less Healthy, Upping Diabetes Risk

Night Sweats May Be Even Tougher Than Hot Flashes on Women

No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop

Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home

Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic

Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show

Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%

Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop

Obesity a Key Factor When Kids Develop Sleep Apnea

Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications

Obesity Could Raise a Child's Odds for Type 1 Diabetes

Obesity Could Slow Recovery From a Head Injury

Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans

Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes

Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS

Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study

Obesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breastfeeding Moms

Obesity Might Permanently Blunt Brain's Responses to Sugary, Fatty Foods

Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens

Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients

Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients

Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters

Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study

Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis

Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy

Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial

One Form of Menopause Hormone Therapy Might Raise Blood Pressure

One-Time Endoscopic Treatment Might Replace Insulin for People With Type 2 Diabetes

Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It

Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health

'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes

Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss

Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids

Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost

Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors

Pancreas Cells That Drive Type 1 Diabetes Appear in Healthy People, Too

Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study

Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight

Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes

Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration

Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery

Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar

Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes

People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study

People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study

Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes

PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions

Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?

Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain

Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID

Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older

'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds

'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke

Pregnancy Undermines Body Image in Half of Women

President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports

Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

Preventing Alzheimer's

Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together

Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96

Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?

'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity

Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years

Rate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising

Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study

Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study

Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling

Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care

Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love

Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors

Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often

Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study

Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's

Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age

Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood

School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines

Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40

Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk

Sen. Mitch McConnell Cleared for Work After Another 'Freeze' During Media Briefing

Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In

Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise

Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier

Seniors: Stay Social, Active for 'Optimal Aging,' Study Shows

Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study

Severe Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot

Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls

Shift Work Might Delay Menopause, With Potential Harms to Health

Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study

Shorter Menstrual Cycles May Affect Timing of Menopause

Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried

Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?

Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study

Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19

Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk

Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes

Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help

Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

Sleep Key to Good Mental Health for Older Women

Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber

Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study

Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain

Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds

Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19

Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections

Some People's Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food

Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water

Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others

Some With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It

'Spare Tire' in Middle Age Could Mean a Frail Old Age

'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy

Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds

Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms

Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study

Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging

Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains

'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best

Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS

Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System

Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes

Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?

Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades

Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women

Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease

Surprising Factors That Raise (or Lower) Your Odds for COVID-19

Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How

Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts

Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk

Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk

Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living

Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma

Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic

Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes

Temptation Alley: Checkout Counters Are Prime Spots for Unhealthy Food

Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble

Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack

The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment

The Most Common Menopause Medications, Explained

The Most Common Menopause Symptoms You Should Know

The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin

The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later

There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds

There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues

There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability

There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging

Those with Type 2 Diabetes Can Walk Their Way to Heart Health

Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study

Timed Fasting Best Way for Those With Diabetes to Lose Weight

Timing of Menopause Could Influence a Woman's Risk for Alzheimer's

Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause

Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes

Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age

Too Few Americans With Diabetes Are Getting Recommended Meds

Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds

Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk

Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women

Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke

Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain

Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain

Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living

Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia

Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes

Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons

Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds

Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV

Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Hold Kids Back in School

Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study

Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s

Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study

Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke

Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain

U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes

U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report

U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods

U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst

U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research

Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's

Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising

Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later

Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age

Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans

Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes

Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%

Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health

Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk

Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors

Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100

Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed

Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For

Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You

Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women

Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age

Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds

Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving

Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok

Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate

Washington State's New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?

Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Weekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes

Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery

Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study

Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half

Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Odds for Blood Cancers

Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility

Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens

Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes

Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers

Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings

Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People

Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out

What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?

What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?

What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?

What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19

What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

When a Parent Moves In

When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds

When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?

When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight

When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow

When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?

When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study

Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?

Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll

Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline

Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues

Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?

Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?

Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You

Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?

Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?

Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes

Why Exercise Is Often a Challenge for Folks With Type 1 Diabetes

Why Football Players Want a Lower Number on Their Jerseys

Why Midlife Can Bring Risk of New Eating Disorders

Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs

Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free

Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?

Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?

Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

Women Can Dance Themselves to Better Health After Menopause

Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How

Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study

Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity

Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young

Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA

Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause

Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength

Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains

Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar

Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes

Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain

Your Sex Life Doesn't Have to Suffer During Menopause

Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health

Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain

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