Washington Patient Dies After Rare Bird Flu Infection

A rare bird flu virus has claimed the life of a Washington state resident, making it the first known human case of this specific strain in the U.S.

State health officials said the patient, an older adult with underlying medical conditions, died on Friday after being hospitalized since early November.

The person had been infected wit...

JFK’s Granddaughter Shares Terminal Cancer Diagnosis in New Personal Essay

In a powerful new essay, Tatiana Schlossberg wrote about learning she had terminal cancer at the same time she was becoming a new mother.

Schlossberg, 35, the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, shared her story in The New Yorker in an essay titled “A Battle With My Blood.”

She wrote she had just g...

A Root Canal's Hidden Beneficiary: The Heart

Nobody wants a root canal, but if you must get one there’s possible benefit for your heart.

Researchers in Britain found that a successful root canal appears to lower inflammation linked to heart disease. It might even improve cholesterol and blood sugar readings.

“Root canal treatment doesn’t just improve oral heal...

Could CBD in Cannabis Help Protect the Livers of Heavy Drinkers?

A study of more than 66,000 U.S. adults finds that heavy drinkers who also used cannabis were less likely to develop liver disease than those who drank heavily without using weed.

While the study authors were quick to say that this isn’t a recommendation to start smoking cannabis, the CBD component of the plant might help protect imp...

Could Ultra-Processed Foods Trigger Overeating in Teens?

After two weeks of being placed on a diet high in ultra-processed foods, people in their late teens and early twenties continued to take in an excessive amount of calories, even when not hungry, new research shows.

The same was not true for similarly aged people who’d been placed on a two-week diet that shunned ultra-processed fare i...

Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for the CT chest scans that could have spotted tumors early and extended their lives, new research shows. 

The finding hits home for 38-year-old Carla Tapia, a mother of three from Beltsville, Maryland. She smoked a bit in her ...