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 ...

Breast density is a measure of the amount of fibrous and glandular tissue compared with fat tissue in a woman’s breasts. The average U.S. woman’s risk of developing breast cancer is about 13%. Women ...

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 ...

The randomized clinical trial focused on 77 adults aged 65-and-older undergoing treatment for a metastatic solid tumor between June 2022 and July 2023 in Brazil. The care providers in the study were ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A trip to the ER is not on anyone’s vacation itinerary. But Barb Skurdahl, 75, of north central Minnesota, was forced to take such a detour during a trip to Kentucky, where she and her husband wanted ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...