February 11 People with a certain BMI are more prone to deadly infections, study reveals Obesity contributes to more than 10% of infection-related deaths and up to 11% could be prevented by addressing obesity, according to a study of 550,000 adults in Finland and the U.K.
February 10 Common diabetes drug may help preserve eyesight as people age Breakthrough research shows diabetes medicine metformin may reduce age-related vision loss by 37%. Liverpool study offers hope for AMD treatment.
February 10 Your daily coffee habit may play a role in dementia risk, study finds New Harvard study of 130,000+ people finds that drinking two to three cups of coffee daily cuts dementia risk by 18%. Caffeine appears key to brain protection benefits.
February 9 Common vision issue could lead to missed cancer warning, study finds A new Stanford Medicine study reveals that colorblind men face 52% higher bladder cancer death risk because they can't see warning signs early enough.
February 7 Detransitioner predicts massive wave of lawsuits after landmark $2 million verdict Activist Chloe Cole points to a $2 million jury verdict as a potential legal turning point for doctors who perform gender surgeries on minors.
February 7 Detransitioner speaks out as plastic surgeons warn against gender surgeries for minors Detransitioner Chloe Cole joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss a lawsuit over gender surgeries for children, what the process of transitioning genders entails and more.
February 7 PRISHA MOSLEY: Doctors took my body apart for gender ‘care.’ Now they admit it was wrong Detransitioner speaks out after American Medical Association and plastic surgeons quietly reverse policies on gender surgeries for minors.
February 6 Researchers make stunning medical discovery in mass grave Archaeologists discover what may be the world's oldest surgery in a Viking-age skull, revealing ancient trepanation performed on a towering 6'5" man.
February 6 Cancer survivors eating certain food types could face sharply higher risk of death A major cancer study finds ultra-processed foods may raise all-cause and cancer-related death risk in survivors, even when diets otherwise appear healthy.
February 5 Nearly 40% of cancers can be prevented with 3 lifestyle changes, study finds Nearly half of all cancers could be prevented by eliminating three major risk factors, including tobacco, infections and alcohol, new research reveals.