By American Heart Association News>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk – but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods,…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- While you can't trust everything you read or see on social media, some information is reliable. Researchers from Duke University studied popular videos on the social…

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- When Elizabeth R.’s husband passed away from bone cancer in 2016, she felt grateful that her employer offered generous bereavement leave. Now 40, she worked in…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- New research suggests that pregnant women and new moms in rural U.S. areas are at greater risk of adverse outcomes, including death, because they are more…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- People with health conditions like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome may have been advised about the value of an insulin-resistance diet. But…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- The Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid makes it more likely that a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer earlier rather than at an advanced,…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- Laws bar advertising cannabis to teens, but that doesn’t mean they always work. In a new survey, researchers found that teens still see a lot of…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- While COVID-19 variants Alpha, Gamma and Delta are no longer circulating among humans, they continue to spread in white-tailed deer. The animals are the most abundant…