The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a ...

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At Tohoku University in Japan, a long-running health study has revealed a surprising new clue about life and death. Trump adopts new nickname Matthew McConaughey considered monastic life for decade ...

Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes. According to King's College London research, published today in The Lancet Diabetes & ...

President Donald Trump’s remarks about Black Americans and so-called “scams” unsurprisingly went viral on social media, garnering rebukes from critics who found the statement to be unsavory. “I got ...

Black residents in Charlotte say housing programs are too complicated to be effective and the education system fails their kids’ basic academic and cultural needs, according to a report released on ...

There’s new progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. About 1 in 9 US seniors has Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, which slowly impairs memory, thinking skills and the ability ...

Beyond the myriad complications that come with diabetes, patients have to additionally put up with regular blood sugar testing – which involves either multiple pin pricks a day to draw blood or ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a stark warning Tuesday about malfunctioning blood glucose monitoring devices that may have contributed to seven deaths and hundreds of serious injuries.

Dear Dr. Roach: I had an eye issue last year that led to blood tests resulting in an elevated A1C. I said that it wasn't my blood; I am plant-based, exercise regularly, and don't drink sodas or ...

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