Science & Medicine
U.S. life expectancy fell in the first half of 2020 amid the pandemic: almost three years for Black people, two for Latinos and one for white people.
Feb. 18, 2021
Health experts issue updated screening guidelines that include procedures that are less invasive.
March 6, 2008
If you spend a lot of time on your mobile phone, you’ll be happy to learn that your habit isn’t hazardous to your health, according to a new government safety report.
Feb. 2, 2018
Oct. 12, 2017
Colonoscopy isn’t necessarily the gold standard
Sept. 13, 2010
Experts say new methods reduce radiation exposure, and X-rays should be taken when necessary but not as a matter of routine.
Dec. 20, 2013
It’s been nearly 16 years since cleanup work officially ended at New York City’s ground zero, but the health effects for rescue and recovery workers are still making themselves known.
April 26, 2018
World & Nation
A government panel’s recommendation that women under 50 do not need regular mammograms is attacked by oncologists, gynecologists and cancer groups.
Sept. 16, 2014
“It’s one of the worst cancers to die of.
March 7, 1997
California
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy because of a rare gene she and relatives carry speaks to the importance of knowing your family’s history with cancer, the American Cancer Society said.
May 14, 2013