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Jessie J will have surgery for early breast cancer. 'I'm highlighting the word "early"'
Singer Jessie J uses a joke or two to get through the revelation that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She will have surgery in less than two weeks.
She delivered Hailey Bieber's baby and saved Olivia Munn's life. Her new calling? Podcast host
Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi has delivered the babies of Rihanna, Khloe Kardashian and Hailey Bieber. She also diagnosed Olivia Munn with breast cancer, Tiffany Haddish with endometriosis and Florence Pugh with...
Children's Hospital Los Angeles halts transgender care under pressure from Trump
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles will stop offering services related to transgender care, according to a message reviewed by The Times.
Erin Moriarty of 'The Boys' has Graves' disease: 'Felt the light coming back on' with treatment
Erin Moriarty of 'The Boys' fame reveals her Graves' disease diagnosis and the positive impact of treatment she is getting for the autoimmune disorder.
Supreme Court upholds red-state laws that ban hormones for transgender teens
Supreme Court says states may decide on proper medical care for those under age 18.
Flaked on too many times? How to deal with friends who keep canceling last minute
The ease with which people cancel plans to tend to their own well-being appears to be growing. But there can be serious costs to breaking commitments at the last minute.
Lopez: The monthly tab for her in-home elder care: $18,000. She can cover it, but how many others can?
Addressing the crippling cost of elder care is a global challenge, and the U.S. is 'behind the curve.'
One in five U.S. food and beverage products is made with synthetic dyes
A new study assessed some 40,000 foods and beverages, and found that nearly 20% had synthetic food dyes.
Contributor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles threw trans kids overboard
The Trump administration threatened to punish the hospital if it continued to serve these patients. That's no way to decide what medical services patients will receive.
Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health
Children around the world will suffer because RFK Jr. substitutes baseless theories and junk science for knowledge about vaccines and health.
What cosmetic work has Khloé Kardashian had? Hear it from the reality star herself
Khloé Kardashian gives an update listing all the cosmetic and surgical work she's had done (in response to speculation about it from a British plastic surgeon).
Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely 'new mechanism'
The obesity drug liraglutide cut migraine days in half in a small trial, though more research is needed to exclude the placebo effect, researchers said.
Thimerosal carries no health risks and is almost never used anyway. So why are anti-vaxxers obsessed with it?
There's no solid evidence that thimerosal harms children. It was removed from almost all vaccines more than 20 years ago out of an abundance of caution, but RFK Jr.'s hand-picked...
New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hints
Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared. If approved as a test, doctors might detect cancers sooner and treat...
Man's body crawling with parasitic worms after infected kidney transplant at US hospital
A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to blame.
Watch: New Cedar Point ride strands riders on opening day
The newest ride at Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park "experienced a delay" on the first day it opened to the public and left riders stranded in a vertical position for...
Moderna's new flu shot shows strong results in older adults
Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the company announced.
Administration may cut funds to hospitals offering gender care to kids
The Trump administration may cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments to children and teens.
Study: Medicaid, Medicare don't adequately cover addiction treatment
Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says.
Researchers Develop Conductive Gel to Improve Study of Spinal Cord Injuries
Studying spinal cord injuries requires a material that can transmit clear signals yet remain flexible for when patients move around. Researchers at Binghamton University think they have hit upon a...
2 die on Victoria streets little more than an hour apart as Island Health issues drug toxicity warning
Two people died a little over an hour apart in Victoria on Monday, Victoria police and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed
Supercomputer draws molecular blueprint for repairing damaged DNA
Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is...
Study shows widespread bird flu infection in cattle
New research shows the H5N1 bird flu virus is more widespread in cattle than had previously been reported.
Nanogel drug delivery system shows for treating recurrent urinary tract infections
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus studied a new method to deliver antibiotics, specifically gentamicin, directly into the bladder tissue to better treat UTIs. They did this...
Lose weight and get fit with water aerobics
Purposeful splishing and splashing can help you trim your waist size and drop excess pounds, a new evidence review has concluded.
Partners experience benefits from a spouse's knee or hip replacement
Knee or hip replacement is a major surgery, and many people must lean hard on their spouses to care for them during weeks to months of recuperation.
Watch: Doctors note increase in cases of glue mistaken for eye drops
Doctors with a Colorado hospital system are urging eye drop users to read labels carefully after noting an uptick in cases of people accidentally putting glue into their eyes.
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is abruptly terminating at least 33 research grants for projects studying why some people are hesitant to receive vaccines or evaluating strategies that could encourage vaccine uptake,...