"By keeping people biologically younger, we can enjoy a longer health span, a longer period of healthy life where we're active, where we're happy, where we can engage in our hobbies, and play with our grandkids and great grandkids."

For many of us, our imperfect vision compels us to wear corrective lenses to see properly. Here's what everyone should know about LASIK.

Americans are getting older, and so are traditional healthcare methods. CEO of Northwell Health Michael Dowling shares his take on how we can develop the best care for our elderly loved ones.

The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.

While GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight, different drugs could help them retain muscle at the same time.

Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.

Placebo treatments don't always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.

Smaller family networks, more great-grandparents, and fewer cousins.

The first-of-its-kind map, which goes all the way down to the level of a single cell, could help prevent common birth defects.

In hospice care and hospitals, we prioritize those with more life to live over those who are terminally ill. What is that, if not prejudice?

It could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatment, and fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, which kills 88% of patients within five years.

Most people are not experiencing a "good" death.

The future of healthcare may bring powerful collaborations between AI and medical professionals.

Scientists are still figuring out why tirzepatide causes weight loss. One theory is that they “accidentally” created a new hormone.

Black women are 3x more likely to die giving birth. Here’s one plan to fix that.

NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.

A doctor once joked that statins will be added to the water supply. Humor aside, the data shows that statins really are a "wonder drug."

Edible electronics, devices that can be broken down and digested, could perform many useful functions inside the body.

The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor's recognition of a patient's deterioration.

Ending social distancing won’t only make us sicker, but will tank the health care industry in the process. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world. As of today, […]