The U.S. Senate Finance Committee released today its sections of the budget reconciliation bill, covering the tax and health care portions of the bill that passed the House last month. The Senate bill ...

Six days later, Zembruski-Ruple went to Sloan Kettering’s urgent care department to treat sores in her mouth and swelling around her eyes. The hospital diagnosed oral yeast infection and sent her home ...

Between 2009 and 2023, the researchers enrolled 889 people at 55 medical centers in six countries who said they did not get the recommended 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. The ...

The team first identified nine genes that could serve as a “signature” of gene activity that identifies cells lacking the Y chromosome. They then searched for this signature among data that represents ...

Garza, 54, was born in Mexico to a Mexican mom and a Texas dad of Mexican descent, but they all moved to Dallas when he was 3. Growing up there, he was the target of extreme bullying because of his ...

A tried and true tactic for patient alignment, what do you know, and how much will I need to tell you? Usually, this suggests less than ideal medical news. But again, the body posture, the leaning in, ...

Cancer advocacy can be hard work. It often involves confronting difficult and emotionally charged issues—such as stigma, pain, discrimination, finances and loss—which can lead to exhaustion or burnout ...

What are the risk factors for prostate cancer? The major risk factors for prostate cancer are genetics and family history. Studies looking at the link between prostate cancer and a diet high in red ...

As I drove to the pool, I thought about how I’d tell them. They were in the shallow end when I arrived: a line of mermaids, foam barbells in hand. I stood at the edge of the deep end and dipped my toe ...

Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancerin the United States. About 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths occur each year. Only smoking and obesity cause more cases of preventable ...

Still, I wasn’t sure what travel with long COVID would look like. I knew I wanted some joy: my mental health had taken such a dip with the endless doctors’ appointments, tests, and long stretches in ...

I’m a registered nurse. I worked for many years in labor and delivery, then in IVF clinics and later for insurance companies. I obtained training as an end-of-life doula, which came in handy when we ...