Women with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) face higher CVD-related mortality rates than do men, according to recently published research.

A recent Harvard study involving over 86,000 adults reveals that longer, irregular, or midday-heavy naps are linked to higher ...

The Gates Foundation has committed $1.6 billion to support Gavi's vaccine distribution efforts for the world's poorest ...

Subsequent hospitalization rates were lower among patients with type 2 diabetes who received liraglutide compared with glimepiride.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, is a rare stress-induced heart condition that is prevalent in women, but ...

A long-term study of incarcerated teens has found that psychopathic personality traits are linked to a greater risk of dying ...

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the disease's burden varies significantly by state.

It's a critical time to spotlight the dire health disparities affecting Black Americans, from premature deaths to maternal ...

For decades, we’ve been told that the world’s biggest problem is too many people. From Malthus in the 18th century to “The ...

The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations. Chronic disease is part of the cause, but so ...

This paper analyses trends in mortality inequality in 330 Chilean communes from 1990 to 2010 for different age groups and ...

Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’s regulatory rollbacks could drive air ...