People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be able to get an early warning sign of an oncoming flare from their smartwatch, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers asked 125 people with one of two types of IBD — ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease — to complete daily surveys about their symptoms and […]

High-profile cases of Black people who received poor care only cement these preferences, Harris says. Serena Williams, who struggled to get medical attention for life-threatening complications after giving birth to her daughter, comes to mind for Harris. “I think about Serena Williams, who has access to the best care but she still had people who didn’t […]

Gel manicures are a popular option at salons because they’re so long-lasting compared with traditional varnish manicures. But a small laboratory study published January 17 in Nature Communications found that repeated exposure to UV light from the special nail dryers used for gel manicures may raise skin cancer risk, contradicting previous research that deemed the […]

Patients with active ulcerative colitis may be able to reduce symptoms and achieve remission by taking a plant-based treatment combining the herbal compounds curcumin and qingdai, preliminary results from a new study suggest. Curcumin is the main compound in the spice turmeric, and has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Qingdai, also called Indigo […]

A rare, recently discovered inflammatory disease may strike more people than previously thought, a new study suggests. Scientists first reported the discovery of a disease they dubbed VEXAS syndrome in a paper published in 2020 in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). At the time, they only identified 25 men in the United States with […]

Advances in Treatment Are Lowering Cancer Deaths — but Not Equally Across Racial Groups Treatment advances for many types of cancer helped boost survival odds. From 2016 to 2020, for example, improved treatments contributed to a 2 percent annual decline in deaths from leukemia, melanoma, and kidney cancer, the study found. Lung cancer death rates […]

A new study published in the journal Obesity found that people with severe obesity who underwent bariatric (weight loss) surgery were significantly less likely to die from heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, compared with people with severe obesity who didn’t have the surgery. After a follow-up of up to 40 years post-surgery, people who underwent […]

Midlife belly bulge and excessive weight may increase your chances of becoming frail in old age, according to a new study, published January 23 in BMJ Open. Scientists in Norway looked at data from about 4,500 people age 45 or older at the study’s start for an average of 21 years, and discovered that individuals […]

Many people regularly reach for over-the-counter or prescription pills to get a good night’s sleep. Slightly more than 8 percent of adults say they use sleep medicines nightly or most of the time, according to a report released in January by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Women use sleeping pills and other […]