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Travere Therapeutics stock popped Wednesday after a group of experts suggested an alternative means of measuring the success of FSGS drugs.

Children in vulnerable Indigenous communities are less likely to contract a highly infectious eye disease, while more adults are having surgery for cataracts.

Ultra-processed foods are the latest nutritional villains, associated with several diseases of the modern world, from obesity to heart disease. However, many nutritionists question whether the term “ultra-processed” does any more than create confusion. It only considers the way food is produced, ignoring other important factors like calories and nutrients.

Pakistan grapples with a rise in polio cases despite efforts to eradicate the disease, facing challenges including attacks on vaccination workers and misin...

The convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.

In just a few years, brand-name injectable drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have rocketed to fame as billion-dollar annual sellers for weight loss as well as to control blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Test establishes link between specific genes and processes behind human mortality

Risk of ‘countless’ additional deaths, with health system in ‘freefall’ and cholera cases surging amid 18-month war.

Experts are keeping an eye on the XEC recombinant strain, which may cause trouble this winter

The TV star said it took 33 years for doctors to diagnosis her after initially mistaking her symptoms for agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder

Hollywood star Alec Baldwin said he feared he would die when he was diagnosed with Lyme disease