What is the coronavirus illness blamed for multiple deaths in China?
Officials in China are racing to contain a deadly new strain of virus that has infected more than 2,700 people and left at least 81 dead. Chinese officials have blocked all transportation in and out of…
Breast implant illness
"I feel like I'm being poisoned." I will never forget the night I told my parents that I thought my breast implants were the cause of a decade's worth of unexplained medical phenomena. What started…
Young adults who use e-cigarettes may put themselves at stroke risk.
A team at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, has uncovered another electronic cigarette health concern. This time, it relates to stroke risk. In recent years, the popularity of e-cigarettes has soared. A 2016 study found…
High blood pressure research
In this special feature, we collate some of the most intriguing hypertension studies from 2019. We particularly focus on nutrition, risk factors, and hypertension's relationship with dementia. Today, in the United States, around 1 in…
Study reveals what causes type 2 diabetes and how to reverse it
As the incidence of diabetes continues to increase globally, the fight against this chronic condition continues. New research explains not only what triggers type 2 diabetes but also how to reverse the condition. The findings…