Severe Asthma Often Comes With Other Serious Health Problems

People with severe asthma typically are battling other health problems as well, a new study says.

Nearly all individuals with asthma suffer from at least one other major health issue, with most suffering three or more, researchers reported recently in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe.

“The patterns we found were linke...

1 In 10 U.S. Surgeons Quit Practice, Study Warns Of Shortage

American health care is experiencing a surgeon shortage, a new study says.

Nearly 10% of surgeons left clinical practice between 2013 and 2020, researchers reported May 20 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery had ...

Video Game Can Detect Depression In Minutes, Study Says

Playing a quick apple-picking video game can help doctors quickly identify patients with depression, a new study says.

The game can reliably detect depression in as little as three minutes, researchers reported May 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

People who quit the ...

RFK Jr. Fires Two Leaders Of Major U.S. Health Task Force

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two key leaders of the task force that sets insurance coverage rules.

Dr. John Wong, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and Dr. Esa Davis, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, were notified by mail that ...

Common Food Preservatives Linked to Major Heart Problems

That grab-and-go snack or frozen meal may be doing more than lasting longer on the shelf — it could also be raising your risk of heart disease.

Preservatives are used in hundreds of thousands of industrially processed foods. 

"Experimental studies suggest that some preservative food additives may be harmful to cardiovascul...

Migraine With Aura Linked To Middle-Age Stroke Risk

Middle-aged folks who suffer migraine with an aura could be more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study says.

Overall, people who have migraine with an accompanying aura have a 73% increased risk of stroke, researchers reported recently in the journal Neurology.

By comparison, people living with migraine who don’t expe...