March 17, 2026 Specific amount of nightly sleep may lower diabetes risk, researchers find A large observational study suggests that around seven hours of nightly sleep is associated with lower insulin resistance, while too little or too much sleep may worsen metabolic health.
March 16, 2026 Patient in Canada waits over 12 hours in hospital emergency room: 'I'd rather pay’ After severe abdominal pain sent her to the ER, a Canadian woman faced a 15-hour wait, as physicians warn of worsening overcrowding and staffing shortages nationwide.
March 16, 2026 Chinese spy tech is endangering US hospitals. Texas is trying to shut that down Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leads fight against Chinese medical devices after Food and Drug Administration warns of backdoors in hospital equipment.
March 15, 2026 Common vitamin could bring relief from long COVID symptoms, study suggests New study reveals vitamin D supplements may reduce long COVID risk by 4%. Promising results for symptoms like fatigue and brain fog in clinical trial.
March 14, 2026 Cigarette smoking in America plummets to historic single-digit low, new study finds U.S. adult smoking rates hit a historic low of 9.9% in 2024, marking the first time cigarette use dropped to single digits, but 25.2 million Americans still smoke.
March 14, 2026 I was a doctor caring for Alzheimer’s patients. At 57, I became one. Here’s what’s next Internal medicine doctor diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 57 shares how monoclonal antibody treatment restored his cognitive function and quality of life.
March 14, 2026 Iran-linked hackers target US medical tech company Iran-linked hackers allegedly targeted the Stryker medical company, wiping devices through Microsoft systems. Learn how this cyberattack affects you.
March 13, 2026 Remote robot surgery removes cancer 1,500 miles away U.K. surgeons remotely removed a man’s prostate cancer from 1,500 miles away in the country’s first successful robot-assisted telesurgery.
March 13, 2026 Toxic people in your life may have a hidden health impact, study suggests Toxic relationships may be aging you faster than you think. New research reveals difficult people in your life could accelerate biological aging by 1.5%.
March 12, 2026 Aging could slow down with one common daily habit: 'Live longer and better' Daily multivitamin use slowed biological aging by about four months in a two-year study of nearly 1,000 participants, with the biggest benefits in older adults.