Auditory nerve loss, sometimes called “hidden hearing loss," may be behind tinnitus, according to a new study.

The federal government will send millions of free COVID-19 tests to schools across the country. School districts can give the tests for free to students, staff, parents, and communities.

New research suggests a walking speed of at least 2.5 mph, the equivalent of a brisk walk, may help lower your risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Nov. 29, 2023 -- New research shows that consuming high amounts of white bread and alcohol is associated with a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer. The same study also found that consuming ...

Breathing unfiltered air while commuting during rush hour can harm your health just as much as eating a high-sodium diet, new research suggests, pointing to yet another everyday danger of exposure to ...

An emerging variant of COVID-19 called BA.2.86 that caused alarm earlier this summer has landed on the CDC’s radar again.

“There are unexpected ways in which one may get sun exposure without realizing it,” Sivendran said. “For example, the sun’s rays penetrate through windows, so sitting near a window for a prolonged ...

For people who have gotten a flu shot heading into flu season, there’s good news. This year’s formulation looks like it will be very effective at preventing severe cases and hospitalization. That’s ...

People who have long COVID exhibit changes in certain sections of their brains not found in people who are fully recovered from COVID, according to a study that used a novel kind of magnetic resonance ...

A small case study of people taking the popular weight loss drug semaglutide showed that they experienced a significant reduction in symptoms of a preexisting addiction to alcohol.

Welcome, everyone. I'm Dr. John Whyte. I'm the chief medical officer at WebMD. Hematology is an area of medicine that's really quite fascinating. It involves genetics, epigenetics, immunology, ...

The dosing of ketamine helps to “create a neuroplastic process in the brain,” said Steven Radowitz, MD, an internal medicine doctor who is co-founder and chief medical officer at Nushama Psychedelic ...