To Get More Out of Your Walks, Make Your Steps Count
Walking is important, but challenging yourself to go faster and higher can improve your health even more.We love counting steps.…
Colon Cancer Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Detection
Many patients are reluctant to undergo colonoscopies or conduct at-home fecal tests. Doctors see potential in another screening method.Early detection…
Olivia Munn Had Double Mastectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Munn said she was given the diagnosis last April, two months after negative results on a test that checked for…
How to Get Rid of a Hangnail
Q: I get frequent hangnails — and they hurt. Is there anything I can do to speed up the healing…
Kathy Goldman, Who Fought Hunger in New York City, Dies at 92
She helped introduce free breakfasts and lunches for schoolchildren and open pantries and soup kitchens for the poor.Kathy Goldman, who…
What Viral Fitness Challenges Get Wrong: 75 Hard, 12-3-20, and More
Viral online exercise challenges, like the 75 Hard or the 12-3-20, might get you in shape in the short run,…
Dr. Anthony Epstein, Pathologist Who Discovered Epstein-Barr Virus, Dies at 102
His groundbreaking research, which he performed with Yvonne Barr, his doctoral student, uncovered the first virus capable of causing cancer…
Howard Hiatt, 98, Dies; Steered Public Health Toward Greater Accountability
A physician, scientist and academic, he brought together experts across disciplines to focus on the economic, political and social causes…
Wegovy Approved By FDA to Reduce Heart Attack Risk
The F.D.A. has approved a new use for heart health that will fuel even more demand for the drug.Wegovy, the…