A new study published in JAMA suggests that risk-based breast cancer screening could be a more effective approach than annual mammograms, but some experts fear it would be hard to do in practice.

After a patient died with Legionnaires' disease, state testing found the dangerous bacteria lurking in the hospital's water system.

His blood pressure was 254/150. Readings of 180/120 are considered an emergency.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what his agency wants to do about it.

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The symptoms of COVID-19 have changed over time. Here, infectious disease doctors share what many people are experiencing with the latest variant.

The fungal infection has been classified as an "urgent antimicrobial resistance threat" by the CDC as cases in Michigan exceed 2,200 since first detection in 2021.

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A growing body of research suggests a link between the shingles vaccine and a lower risk of dementia. Here's what you need to know, according to two doctors.

Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.

There is growing evidence that mind-altering drugs can be used to help people explore aspects about themselves they may not have realised.

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